America Is Getting More Power from Renewables than From Nuclear

[kristopher]

27. Two problems with your take on this.

First is your characterization of the example. It is an excellent presentation of how the cumulative numbers for rapidly built, small-scale renewable projects end up "swamping" nuclear power. 54 reactor years worth of power before the nuclear plant comes online, Baggins. That is very significant.


Then we have your false claims about the through-put of the plant in the example:
There are 4 basic components
The nacelle and its interior components is considered "the turbine"; that is what the factory in the example produces.
The tower.
The base.
The rotor.

To analogize it to an automobile the nacelle is the body and drivetrain; the tower equals the wheels; the base is similar to the tires and the rotor is the gasoline tank.

If you think that negates the significance of the cumulative nature of renewables vs the wait, wait, wait and wait some more nature of
nuclear then we'll just have to agree to disagree.