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Originally Posted by kgc087
I would just also like to point out that the construction costs for a nuclear power plant are well into the billions while that "super" wind turbine prices out at 53 million and produces 1/4 of the energy you could still build 94 super turbines at the price of one nuclear power plant (approx 5 billion) which would produce 94 gigawatts of power! Imagine selling that to North America, clean, renewable wind energy |
If only those figures were based on observable wind speeds over specific geographic areas during specific weather conditions...nuclear generates power regardless of geographic location or weather conditions.
You can't justifiably say 94 gigawatts with 94 super turbines...a very ridiculous claim.
Wind power based on a traditional design or a 'new' turbine design are not the end all, be all...a mix of energy is vital for security, predictability, and efficiency (e.g. Wind/Solar/Nuclear/Gas Turbine/Clean Coal/Geothermal/Biomass/Other).