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Social•Feb 21, 2026
Scale Up, Shift Risk: Fix Nuclear Incentives
I want nuclear to succeed. And right now almost every nuclear project in the Western world is an unmitigated disaster. The only way out of this is to both fix the economic incentives (customers can not hold the bag for cost overruns) and to get out of nuclear's sub-scale trap. If you want a thriving nuclear industry you have to plan to build large fleets of one design, and have the builders on the hook for cost overruns and cost improvements.
By Ramez Naam
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Flatlined Power Output Signals Efficiency, Not Decline
Demand is what dominates these electricity charts. Supply has followed demand in the US. Stop posting flatlined generation graphs as if they're evidence of US decline or stagnation. They're evidence of US efficiency and a switch to a knowledge economy.
By Ramez Naam
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Batteries Will Outpace Solar as Energy’s Top Technology
Batteries are the most important and fastest scaling energy technology of the 21st century. They're destined to be even bigger and more important than solar.
By Ramez Naam