tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129995781979193351.post2924024663245735291..comments2023-11-05T04:24:32.020-08:00Comments on The clouded head's Blog: Don't Nuke the Climate??? Please be reasonableAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12423285073691606288noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129995781979193351.post-9194910729010389142015-07-05T05:15:33.587-07:002015-07-05T05:15:33.587-07:00Why do we use costs at all? We're talking abou...Why do we use costs at all? We're talking about "To be or not to be" in terms of life on our planet. <br /><br />Did we do a cost analysis regarding the decision to fight the Japanese after binning of Pearl Harbor. Don't recall that discussion happening. WGUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03421077609552455372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129995781979193351.post-73299530254361192302015-06-27T05:21:40.454-07:002015-06-27T05:21:40.454-07:00"These simple maths give a man perspective. T..."These simple maths give a man perspective. That's why i don't talk about money for instance."<br /><br />totally agree.<br />a lot of times anti-nukes like to cite studies on how costly nuclear power supposedly is in financial terms,<br />and these are often people who like to label themselves as progressives.<br />hoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03416595794951865710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129995781979193351.post-3632653919322687882015-06-18T22:36:34.197-07:002015-06-18T22:36:34.197-07:00Generation in 2012
http://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbp...Generation in 2012<br />http://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/iedindex3.cfm?tid=2&pid=2&aid=12&cid=regions&syid=2012&eyid=2012&unit=BKWH<br /><br />Consumption in 2012<br />http://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/iedindex3.cfm?tid=2&pid=2&aid=2&cid=regions&syid=2012&eyid=2012&unit=BKWH<br /><br />Total generation in 2012 was 21 TWh / Consumption 19.7 TWh<br /><br />You need more generation than is consumed, because of transmission and conversion losses. And you don't want black/brown-outs ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12423285073691606288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129995781979193351.post-14650228847297967842015-06-18T22:27:59.032-07:002015-06-18T22:27:59.032-07:00FWIR, we were only up to about 16 TW total consump...FWIR, we were only up to about 16 TW total consumption; what'd I miss?Fordihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12551520726995507010noreply@blogger.com