Reply #2: $5000 per KW installed. [View All]

[Statistical]

Given the PV produces 1/5 to 1/7th that of a nuclear plant or a per watt basis that is a horrible metric.

AP1000 = $7 billion = 1150MW @ 92% capacity = 9300 million kWh annually.

PV Solar = $0.2 billion = 40MW @ 20% capacity = 70 million kWh annually.

9300/70 = 132. It would take 132 projects like this to equal output of a single AP1000.

132* $200 million = $26.5 billion.

1 AP1000 = $7 billion
or
132 40MW PV Array = $26.5 billion

both produce the same amount of power annually. The only difference is the AP1000 will last 60 years while PV array will need to be replaced in 30.