[kellynla]

Can someone who knows about these things tell me; is this so called wind power less costly and more cost efficient than nuclear?
Bottom line, is the ROI in wind power better than nuclear?

I personally like the idea of a combination nuclear/desalination/electrical generating ocean plant.

thanks in advance

[js1138]

I personally believe alternative energy is needed for national defense. The smaller the installations and the more spread out, the better. The more variety the better.

I think we are at war and will be for at least 50 years.

[DTogo]

Can someone who knows about these things tell me; is this so called wind power less costly and more cost efficient than nuclear? Bottom line, is the ROI in wind power better than nuclear?

The capital cost of wind farms is smaller than nuclear, the footprint is smaller than nuclear, there is no fuel or waste, power prices for wind farms are recently being negotiated on fixed price & term basis (no fuel escalation), and the returns are general about 20% afer-tax in the tenth year of operation (when all the production tax credits are taken into consideration).

The drawback is of course that wind energy is intermittent. But then, no one (reasonable) is really suggesting they be a baseload power source. More wind AND nuclear is the way to go.