Handlesblatt: Germany has a big new problem, dealing with its failed wind turbines.

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12. Who going to pay for the decommissioning of the nuclear plants in the US?

Who going to pay for the decommissioning of the over 100 nuclear plants in the US? Is there a fee for every kwh produced that is put away for this task? What happens if a utility company that owns a nuclear plant files for bankruptcy and walks away from all debts? Who pays for that?

Iowa generates 30% of it's electricity from wind and by 2020 it will be 40%. Texas is over 10% from wind and growing. A transmission line from West Texas and OK is being built that will connect them to grids all the way to the TVA.

The difference between wind (and solar for that matter) and nuclear is that nuclear keeps getting more expensive (who is paying for the insurance against another Chernobyl or Fuckusall?) and because the energy source is free and inexhaustible and the entire process of manufacturing is about making things better and less expensive wind is going to keep getting cheaper.

Why is it for the last couple of years the majority of new electricity generation in the US is from wind and solar? Because even with all the obstruction from the denial crowd, it's easier to build a new wind farm than a nuke plant.

Nuclear only continues the commodities game where utility companies don't care if the fuel goes up because they get to raise prices in their cost plus model. BTW, we produce less than 10% of the uranium we use.