Why Sweden Says No To Replacing Nuclear Power With Wind

[Marlin]

Why Sweden Says No To Replacing Nuclear Power With Wind


http://www.science20.com/news_articles/why_sweden_says_no_to_replacing_nuclear_power_with_wind-174480

[hamsamich]

"One key difficulty is that nuclear power plants tend to run around the clock, whereas wind power is much more variable (operating at capacity around 30 percent of the time). One peer-reviewed study found that to replace 9,000 megawatts of nuclear capacity, Sweden would have to build more than 22,000 megawatts of wind capacity, plus about 8,600 megawatts' worth of gas turbines for backup power. By some estimates, building that much wind and gas would cost twice as much as simply keeping the existing reactors open for their remaining life spans."

Things certain groups in the United States don't seem to value.  Glad a Western Country out there is turning away from the dark side.

[Rerun]

They will shutdown their reactors