See here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_of_electricity_by_source
So, is LCOE for wind and solar higher than LACE for nuclear power?
See here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_of_electricity_by_source
So, is LCOE for wind and solar higher than LACE for nuclear power?
1. That source is a mess; three of us spent a couple years trying to update it only to be foiled by classic alpha Wikipedians who are happy to see an article rely on 10 year old price estimates, but not to see standard industry terms used. Note the age of the LACE sources.
2. The LACE frame is an important complement to LCOE, but also imperfect. Take California's recent decision to require solar PV on new homes. Really high LACE, right?: California is already being forced to pair marginal PV additions with gigawatts of rapid response gas to handle the "neck of the duck curve" when the sun goes down but LA is still using gigawatts of electricity to power AC. Well, the LACE of that low-marginal-value PV is dependent on how many batteries we add, how much offshore wind appears, etc.
3. The people who promote LACE won't let you include the social cost of carbon as part of the discussion. They'd rather see the page wither.