First we look at the average annual energy Pilgrim has generated
Then we look at how much solar PV would be need to exceed that
Then we look at what that PV would cost
Then we look at what the cost per kWH would be to the PV owner.
Finally, how much wildlife land or agricultural land would we have to take to achieve that (the answer is zero)
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Actually let me give you all the answers, and then you can review the calculations below.
First we look at the average annual energy Indian Point has generated 3,687,000,000 kWH/Yr
Then we look at how much solar PV would be need to exceed that 10 Million Panels, Exceeding Pilgrim Production at 3,850,000,000 kWH/Yr
Then we look at what that PV would cost $2,034,000,000
Then we look at what the cost per kWH would be to the PV owner. 1.79 cents per kWH
Finally, how much wildlife land or agricultural land would we have to take to achieve that (the answer is zero) Still ZERO, it's just 22.5% of the rooftop of the average house to receive the PV
Here is the link to the load factor data.
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Pilgrim-1+reactor+load+factor&a=*DPClash.NuclearReactorP.load+factor-_*LoadFactorCumulative-
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The person who spurred me on to this had these incredulous statistics at his website.
D) Adding it all together:
Steel: 450 thousand tonnes; that's 0.6% of our U.S. total annual production, JUST TO REPLACE ONE SMALLISH PLANT.
Concrete: 1.4 million tonnes; about 0.2% of our annual production
CO2: 2.5 million tonnes
Cost: about 12 Billion dollars
Land: about 190 square kilometers (14 x 14 km); that's 73 square miles, larger than the District of Columbia, JUST TO REPLACE ONE SMALLISH PLANT.http://www.timothymaloney.net/www.timothymaloney.net/Blog/Entries/2013/9/2_Vermont_Yankee_nuke_will_shut_downhttp___www.social-ecology.org_2013_08_vermont-yankee-is-closing_comment-page-1_comment-11578.html
One thing you should check in your calculations is the lifetime average load factor. It is really not representative any longer, with industry average load factors up at 90%, including both Pilgrim and Indian Point, despite recent performance problems. You will still find that solar can replace nuclear generation cost-effectively at this point -- both in terms of total generation and derated capacity -- particularly when the merit order effect on market prices is factored in, bringing down average wholesale and peak electricity prices. However, a better way to look at it is including a mix of generation resources, including a combination of efficiency, wind, demand response, storage, etc., all of which (except storage at this point) are even cheaper than solar. Extending that out to a system-wide model, you would find that both fossil fuel and nuclear generation could be replaced with clean energy resources, cost-effectively.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the input, I did look at current and lifetime, and choose to use the lifetime. I guess one justification is that solar is only going to get better, just as nuclear "got better" at not shutting down.
DeleteTPTB don't like solar - it's distributed and you can't use it for weapons.
ReplyDeleteIt's not a technological problem, it's a political problem.
Indeed, you nailed it. I have seen this in Hawaii, PV became so sucessful that the "dear leaders" realized they were losing one element of control over the populace.
DeleteThese sociopaths wake up in the morning and think about how they can maintain control over the peoples.
Another stoopid Microsoft Excel treatise. How much real estate does the equiv. PV cost? Include capacity factor.
ReplyDeleteSorry loose cannon, you are toast.
DeleteI have been forced to remove troll comments
ReplyDeleteObvious pot shots without even reading the article
And insulting.