Thoughts on mega wind and solar projects

[edgarrian]

Oh sure.

Based on Open Market Prices -- Most of US would have likely already dropped to Local Solar PV and would be back-feeding the whole country.

But that wipes out the Rich(er) Folks and Corporate Owned Central Plant model. So as typical in life (and below deck on the Titanic) = Screw the Bottom End.

The bottom end gets screwed in every scenario. What country even tries to make the bottom end thrive? Id venture to say none.

Solar power here in the states is pretty expensive. We can afford to do it. But the payback just isn't worth it to me. In other countries. Solar is much cheaper. Australia for example is much cheaper for install

 

[workinonit]

Funny how companies with coal and nuke plants that were on the slate to mothball have suddenly been revived. We are even re-commissioning un its that had already been shut down. This country is far from ready for wind and solar to be the primary sources of power.

 

[Phil Timmons]

Funny how companies with coal and nuke plants that were on the slate to mothball have suddenly been revived. We are even re-commissioning un its that had already been shut down. This country is far from ready for wind and solar to be the primary sources of power.

US New Coal (none) and Nukes (few to none) are just MASSIVE FREELOAD Corporate WELFARE projects.

At this point, they just make local Utilities Billing go up, and are near 100% Welfare Projects. Not even like Tax Credits. Real Money Welfare. All existing Nukes were put on Production Tax Credit Welfare a couple years ago, just to prevent early bankruptcy.

Real World 2026 -- How many New Coal or Nukes do you see on this?

 

[Phil Timmons]

The bottom end gets screwed in every scenario. What country even tries to make the bottom end thrive? Id venture to say none.

Solar power here in the states is pretty expensive. We can afford to do it. But the payback just isn't worth it to me. In other countries. Solar is much cheaper. Australia for example is much cheaper for install

In the US, contractors will charge you more IF you will pay it.

Real Deal, $1 per Watt is very doable in the US. Typical Aussie numbers are down near 60 cents per Watt.

US $1 per Watt -- makes the "payback" about 3 to 4 years, but that is sort of an odd way to do math, as then the Electricity is "Free" for the next 30 years.

More legit US $1 per Watt math may be to declare long-term production cost of 2 to 3 cents per kWh, "behind the meter."