Say, Musk is worth 169 billion. UK's Hinkley Point C is somewhere around 25 billion. Now, maybe that particular plant is a special problem child, but I wouldn't expect to have a new, untested yet technology built for cheaper than a troublesome nuclear one.
So Musk can build a total of 6 of those, probably a good deal less because that's just theoretical wealth -- he'd have to sell everything he owns, and wouldn't get the full price for that.
To build more he'd need more money. To get money, those plants need to make a profit, and pay off their loans. At that construction price it's virtually certain they never will.
So the attempt would probably die at that -- at most 6 plants, producing power at a price nobody wants to pay. They either idle since nobody's buying, or sell at a huge loss until money runs out.
Say, Musk is worth 169 billion. UK's Hinkley Point C is somewhere around 25 billion. Now, maybe that particular plant is a special problem child, but I wouldn't expect to have a new, untested yet technology built for cheaper than a troublesome nuclear one.
So Musk can build a total of 6 of those, probably a good deal less because that's just theoretical wealth -- he'd have to sell everything he owns, and wouldn't get the full price for that.
To build more he'd need more money. To get money, those plants need to make a profit, and pay off their loans. At that construction price it's virtually certain they never will.
So the attempt would probably die at that -- at most 6 plants, producing power at a price nobody wants to pay. They either idle since nobody's buying, or sell at a huge loss until money runs out.