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More 2023 trends: EVs, onshoring, and the three ages of decarbonization

Catalyst with Shayle Kann

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The Cost Overrun of New Nuclear Power Projects

New nuclear power has a mean cost overrun of 120%. 55% of projects have a 50% plus cost overrun. Only 2% of solar projects ever have a cost overrun of more than 50%. So it's just like the smaller and more distributed in this case is better. There is, from lack of a better phrase, more sunlight on what's happening.

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