Solar Towers producing 50% More Energy

[Joethemechanic]

Keep in mind that 'too cheap to meter' didn't ever mean free.

It meant that you'd pay a flat fee for the infrastructure and the reactor(s) and just use however much electricity you wanted.

Of course they got this wrong, both in terms of the cost of the power plants and the cost of the distribution infrastructure.

But this sort of billing isn't crazy for some applications; think of your internet bill for example.

Jonathan

Yeah, but in the 60's it just sounded like a big win