".the economics alone killed that interest'
with renewables you have the added cost of storage, then 100% backup with peaking gas for when the batteries are flat and then you have to build thousands of kilometers of transmission lines to collect it all.
the costs of maintenance of transmission lines is high, fire risk is increased as is weather related risks.
Wind had a capacity factor of 35% so you have to overbuild X 3.
renewables have a very short life span compared to nuclear, greatly increasing the cost.
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