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sitkack
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Tesla’s big battery in South Australia may prove t...
Who pays the cost when the wind turbine melts down?
danmaz74
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And who pays the cost when you need to decommission a nuclear power plant?
I'm not against nuclear in general, but accounting should be apples-to-apples.
eecc
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I'm afraid you didn't read the sarcasm in "wind turbine melts down". The way I see it, the op was taking a dig at nukes
danmaz74
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Ouch. You're probably right :)
senectus1
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the same process for when a coal fired power station breaks down. the price of regular maintenance and in the event of catastrophic failure, insurance.
sametmax
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It was a joke.
tootie
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