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		beambot on Oct 12, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Major nuclear fusion milestone reached as ‘ignitio... What time horizon are NG plants capitalized over? Soon enough, that will be a significant factor in the economic equation...

megaman821 on Oct 12, 2021 | [–]

Also NG plants have the potential to burn various levels of hydrogen mixed in with the natural gas. It could be a nice compliment to areas that over-provision solar and wind and make hydrogen with the excess energy.

rfrey on Oct 12, 2021 | [–]

Typically 15 years.

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