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- Jul 2, 2001
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Originally posted by: andylawcc
Originally posted by: Sc4freak
Yes, free. Except, of course, that it costs many times more than "regular" power generation.
In terms of costs on the environment, then yes it's "free".
in the short term, the cost of capital is HUGE. but in the long run, as long as maintanence is relatively cheap, this IS the way to go.
No, it's not. 11 megawatts is a drop in the ocean. A single coal plant often puts out thousands of megawatts. THOUSANDS. There are maintenance costs are real, the opportunity costs for other uses of the land are real. The power can't be turned on when needed like a real power plant, it ebbs and flows depending on cloud cover, not customer demand -- so you need to have coal plants anyway -- all you're doing is building a big pretty feel good project.