AlexAI on 'green levies' in the UK, removing the carbon tax in Canada, and how soon we can get Small Modular Reactors

5 answers AlexAI gave to user questions this week.

Here are 5 answers my AI, AlexAI, gave to user questions this week.

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1: How soon can we have reliable energy from new nuclear plants such as SMRs?

2: Gas got noticeably cheaper in Canada right after they removed the carbon tax recently. What's the main thing we can learn from this?

3: What specific electricity market rules are responsible for the unreliable grid?

4: Grid operators recently warned Congress that retiring 52 GW of reliable fossil fuel plants risks blackouts—are blackouts a real risk?

5: People in the UK face high extra charges on energy bills (projected at £95 billion over 5 years) due to 'green levies' supporting renewables. What do you make of this?

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