US study found that solar energy is now cheaper than nuclear power

Comparison of Solar and Nuclear Power Costs

Researchers at Duke University in North Carolina on August 11, 2010 said that solar energy is now cheaper than nuclear power. The non-profit organization of clean energy production has issued warnings on the production costs of solar and nuclear energy. It states that we are facing a “historical transition” in which the cost of photovoltaic solar energy systems has dropped to a point lower than the cost of any new nuclear power plant. .

The research report shows that solar power has been much cheaper in North Carolina than the new nuclear power plant. Their reports include home and corporate rooftop solar photovoltaic arrays, as well as large ground-level solar photovoltaic arrays.

Over the past eight years, the cost of solar energy has been reduced, and the cost of nuclear power has risen.

In 2002, the cost of building a nuclear reactor was estimated at 3 billion U.S. dollars. Over time, the cost of a nuclear reactor has reached an average of 10 billion U.S. dollars. Estimates show that this cost figure will continue to rise.