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>"Maybe you will allow a nuclear plant in your backyard but most people already have a problem with wind power." I don't understand. Why can't we put these thi
by zo1 10y ago
>"Maybe you will allow a nuclear plant in your backyard but most people already have a problem with wind power."
I don't understand. Why can't we put these things in the absolute middle of nowhere? Workers live on-site and you don't turn the camp into some sort of "work town". Problem solved, unless I'm missing something?
- nine_k 10y agoTransmission of electricity is not free, you have to build and maintain a high-power transmission line, and also waste some of the power for transmission inefficiency. Getting people live in a work camp, transport them to and fro, and otherwise compensate them for their strange living conditions takes money, too. This may be a significant fraction of operation cost, even if the power at the generator's output connectors is produced cheaply. More expensive -> less competitive.