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Jesse Peltan on X: "We absolutely should invest in nuclear fission, but even quadrupling our fission capacity is tiny compared to the growth already happening in solar. 300 GW of new nuclear over 25 years is 12 GW/year. China built 278 GW of solar - last year. 12 GW of new nuclear every year" / X

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To view keyboard shortcuts, press question mark View keyboard shortcuts Messages Home Explore Notifications 1 Messages Grok Premium Communities Verified Orgs Profile More Post sarhaan @sarhaan_gulati Post See new posts Conversation Jesse Peltan @JessePeltan We absolutely should invest in nuclear fission, but even quadrupling our fission capacity is tiny compared to the growth already happening in solar. 300 GW of new nuclear over 25 years is 12 GW/year. China built 278 GW of solar - last year. 12 GW of new nuclear every year would barely match current U.S. solar growth (50 GW DC in 2024), let alone growth by 2050, and it's completely dwarfed by the current rate of Chinese solar growth. Solar is out-accelerating everything else. Any nation that doesn't embrace it will be left behind. This Post includes a word you muted. View 12:58 PM · May 10, 2025 · 21.7M Views 437 312 1.4K 231 Post your reply Reply Jesse Peltan @JessePeltan · May 10 Solar is growing twice as fast today as fissi

Jesse Peltan @JessePeltan We absolutely should invest in nuclear fission, but even quadrupling our fission capacity is tiny compared to the growth already happening in solar. 300 GW of new nuclear over 25 years is 12 GW/year. China built 278 GW of solar - last year. 12 GW of new nuclear every year would barely match current U.S. solar growth (50 GW DC in 2024), let alone growth by 2050, and it's completely dwarfed by the current rate of Chinese solar growth. Solar is out-accelerating everything else. Any nation that doesn't embrace it will be left behind. Mark Nelson @energybants May 9, 2025 D

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