alegxab t1_j2qf8pa wrote on January 3, 2023 at 5:22 AM

Reply to comment by viper12a1a in Anticipating and defusing the role of conspiracy beliefs in shaping opposition to wind farms by Creative_soja

Wouldn't 650 windmills take up a similar space or less than a nuclear plant?

mhornberger t1_j2qfi70 wrote on January 3, 2023 at 5:24 AM

Wind turbines can coexist with crops or other agriculture, or with PV, or be placed offshore. So it's not as if wind turbines preclude other uses for land.

We also have to consider build times and cost per MWh. Finland's Olkiluoto-3 may come online this year, and construction started in 2005.

viper12a1a t1_j2qmzv8 wrote on January 3, 2023 at 6:41 AM

A nuclear plant is a few hundred acres, windmills have to be spread out over miles

FirmPrinciple2218 t1_j2tmovp wrote on January 3, 2023 at 9:35 PM

And be situated in specific topography

viper12a1a t1_j2tskme wrote on January 3, 2023 at 10:11 PM

and you have to figure out how to get the blades out to where you want them as they can't be assembled on-site

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