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The Nuclear-Hydrogen Conundrum

02 May 2023 | Abstracted from Heat Map

"The nation's existing nuclear plants already run at more than 90% capacity...Nuclear plants currently earn about $30 per megawatt-hour from energy markets, but Esposito estimates they could earn $60 to $70 per megawatt-hour by producing hydrogen...a world where all of the U.S. nukes pivot to supplying electrolyzers and just print money that way..pulling off 20% of U.S. power, and fossil fuels would be what fill in for that, because we just can't build clean energy fast enough to replace it."

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