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Hmm. Ok, let's see here... * https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/nuclear/nuclear-power-plants.php https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/nuclear/nuclear-power-pl.
by mcguire 5y ago
Hmm. Ok, let's see here...
* https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/nuclear/nuclear-power-plants.php https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/nuclear/nuclear-power-pl... (2019)
56 NPPs, 809,410,000 MWh (actually generated)
* https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-many-turbines-are-contained-us-wind-turbine-database?qt-news_science_products=0#qt-news_science_products https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-many-turbines-are-contained-us...
~60,000 wind turbines (I've seen numbers between 57,000 and 67,000.)
* https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/wind/electricity-generation-from-wind.php https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/wind/electricity-generat... (2020)
338,000,000 MWh (actually generated)
1NPP -> 14,453,750 MWh/yr
1WT -> 5633 MWh/yr
1NPP == 2600 WT
You are absolutely correct.