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		parineum 1 day ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Kodak ran a nuclear device in its basement for dec... Cost of electricity and cost of energy should be considered in a conversation about renewables vs fossil fuels. Many of those other states avoid high electricity costs because they are cold states that don't use electricity for heat.

jeffbee 1 day ago [–]

If the homes heated by gas or oil all switched to grid electricity, that would in all likelihood reduce the marginal volumetric price of electricity by amortizing the fixed costs over a larger volume.

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