Offshore Wind Energy is Very, Very Cheap — Cheaper than Nuclear

[Fledermaus]

Generating energy from wind turbines at sea would be cheaper than building new atomic power plants, Europe's climate chief has said, in the latest challenge to the crisis-stricken nuclear industry.

Connie Hedegaard, the EU climate change commissioner, said: "Some people tend to believe that nuclear is very, very cheap, but offshore wind is cheaper than nuclear. People should believe that this is very, very cheap."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/mar/17/wind-cheaper-nuclear-eu-climate

[Warren Stupidity]

1. "cheaper than nuclear"

Well that is a left handed compliment if I ever saw one.

[postulater]

2. Some areas don't have a shore nearby.

[WhiteTara]

3. how is the power plant in MA doing?

Isn't it the first on line? Or is it online yet?

[LAGC]

4. How does it affect the sea-creatures and habitat?

Hydro-electric power from dams is cheap too, but it fucks with the fish migration.