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Why can't Sweden install a new radar system on the Kaliningrad side of the wind farms?
by eesmith 2y ago
Why can't Sweden install a new radar system on the Kaliningrad side of the wind farms?
- toss1 2y agoI think they mentioned backfill radars were expensive.
- eesmith 2y agoYes, it does, but it says nothing about the cost of any alternative. If 1 farm is 5.5 terawatt hours per year then 13 farms is, what, at least 50TWhr? Wikipedia tells me the biggest nuclear power plant in Sweden is Forsmark, which produces 3.3 GW and 14% of Sweden's electricity. That's 30TWhr. So is the cost for a new radar system less than the difference between building and maintaining 13 wind farms vs. building a new reactor? Oh, hey, I see there are contentious proposals to build new nuclear power plants in Sweden, with state-backed loans and minimum price guarantees, and this is a 'U-turn' in policy in just the last couple of years (quoting https://www.government.se/contentassets/69254b65d64f46fd866b544d5709108a/interim-report-the-nuclear-new-build-coordinators-recommendations-regarding-the-expansion-of-new-nuclear-power-in-sweden-june-2024.pdf https://www.government.se/contentassets/69254b65d64f46fd866b... ) Now I can't help but wonder if this is cowardly way to tilt the balance in favor of nukes, by making it harder for any cheaper alternatives.