>So even if in absolute numbers you don't require a huge amount of $ to put a solar plant into production This is exactly what not being capital intensive mean

>So even if in absolute numbers you don't require a huge amount of $ to put a solar plant into production This is exactly what not being capital intensive means. You can start small and scale up. By contrast, you cannot build a small nuclear power plant and scale up to a larger one. You build a large, expensive source of power or you build nothing at all. >Also, nuclear scales better in this respect than solar. Nuclear is good for generating baseload but it cannot be scaled up or down easily, it is VERY capital intensive, it comes with significant risks (placed squarely on the public's shoulders) and is not significantly cheaper as a source of energy.