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Originally Posted by MarKoBrow
Once again the exaggeration. If you factor in the cost to build the nuke ,coal or natural gas it brings the price per KWH up considerably, Hydroelectric, Offshore -On shore wind farms and Geothermal share higher up front costs but virtually no operating cost. You will notice that I left out Solar, while it is a viable source of power generation it suffers from immaturity at this point.
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Sorry, but no. The cost of the nuclear plant IS in the 0.02 per kWh.
And you are quite wrong on the costs of wind farms. The windfarms require a lot of maintainance per kW produced. Geothermal? The temps aren't high enough to really have a good efficiency and the size of the plants are not economical.
With the exception of Geothermal, there are no good alternative energy sources. The only time solar is a good source is when nothing else is available and you would have to run the lines out.
Isreal? It is a desert area with lots of sunshine. How well does solar water heating work in the Northwest USA?