Re: Why the HELL Nuclear
"Solar and wind are free once you have the panels / blades."
The wind turbine on my horizon is static right now - maybe there isn't quite enough breeze for it but whatever, it's not currently providing power. It spent a lot of time out of action after it was first installed and then big red splashes appeared on the blades, lubricant seal failure would be my guess. Then the top was taken off and the tower was left for months, probably over a year. A few months ago it was reinstated - whether with a new generator and blades or just refurbished I'm not sure but (a) it didn't produce a reliable return on investment first time round and it hasn't proved a one-off cost to whoever owns it.
There was an even earlier adopter turbine erected a mile or so away. A few years ago the owner was looking for community investment to replace that.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
