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The UK just approved a new nuclear power plant (Hinckley point) producing electricity at 9.25 pence per kwh. Wind power generates at ~8 pence per kwh. It lite
by crdoconnor 10y ago
The UK just approved a new nuclear power plant (Hinckley point) producing electricity at 9.25 pence per kwh.
Wind power generates at ~8 pence per kwh.
It literally required greater subsidies than wind farms to be built.
- strictnein 10y agoAnd which produces power 24/7? And actually gets you consistent output? A 300MW wind farm can go from 300MW to 10MW to 200MW to 50MW over the course of an hour or two. It can swing from 300MW to 10MW in 20-30 minutes. I'll pay a little extra for a reliable and predictable energy source.
- badloginagain 10y agoNot to mention Hinkley is going to be outputting way more power than a wind farm. Hinkley is what, 3000MW/H all the time, to a wind farms 300 some of the time?
- yazr 10y agoActually - this 9.25 index-linked (!!) for 35 years (!!) Wind and solar is typically not linked, for 20 years only. It is also planned for 10yrs from now, when most other costs will be lower still. It will end up 50%-100% over onshore wind cost. On the plus side - yet another breathless chapter in the "When will an EPR reactor ever produce actual power" series.