[bigbob]

Read it again, it’s not. He says it’s 30% higher. All generating systems have a baseline O&M cost to perform preventive maintenance and oversee the power conversion electronics that interface all forms of generation to the grid. Utility-scale wind turbines have become more reliable with each generation of technology, thanks to advanced materials, improved designs, and now the incorporation of predictive maintenace and prognostics that will detect potential failures even before they occur.

Think of comparing a 1950s automobile with last years models and you’ll get an appreciation for why modern turbines have only 1/3 the maintenance cost of those installed just 15 years ago.

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Thanks! I missed that.

[PeterPrinciple]

Think of comparing a 1950s automobile with last years models and you’ll get an appreciation for why modern turbines have only 1/3 the maintenance cost of those installed just 15 years ago.

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That may be true, but now look at it from higher ground. But what if we had spent all the money on improving and building more coal or nuclear generation? Don’t get distracted by the shiney windmills.

[PLMerite]

“Think of comparing a 1950s automobile with last years models and you’ll get an appreciation for why modern turbines have only 1/3 the maintenance cost of those installed just 15 years ago.”

But are the ones they installed 15 years ago paid for yet?