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Seven New Developments in Renewable Energy

keithfeather

Yippee indeed.

The cost of electricity from new nuclear plants is far higher than you must be imagining. Far far higher than you must be imagining.

You are completely uninformed and I am not afraid to say so.

Florida Power and Light has raised their estimate for two new nuclear plants proposed in Florida from about $4,000 per kWh to between $5,500 to $8,000/kWh. Wind farms can be built for $1,400 per kWh. Electricity from these new nuclear plants was estimated at between 12 and 17 cents kWh. Wind power is far cheaper than that.

But a new study puts the cost of new nuclear plants much higher than that. For one thing the study points out that power companies typically do not fully disclose the true cost of building nuclear plants.
The study was done by an expert on nuclear power costs.

from the study:
"Generation costs/kWh for new nuclear (including fuel & O&M but not distribution to customers) are likely to be from 25 - 30 cents/kWh."
"Recent construction cost estimates imply capital costs/kWh (not counting operation or fuel costs) from 17-22 cents/kWh when the nuclear facilities come on-line."

25-30 cents/kWh is about 3 times the national average.

Solar thermal can produce electricity at 12-17cents/kWh right now.
Within five years or less that will fall to less than 10cents/kWh
And as economy of scale is reached the price will drop to
5-8cents/kWh.
By then maybe the first new nuclear power plant will be up and running.

Where is your information that contradicts this? Have you done any research or do you just repeat preconceived ideas whether they are right or wrong. I have done well over 1000 hours of research.

Read for yourself:
climateprogress.org/20.../

Good luck Bucko