[schmeckleberg]

I wonder why nuclear fanboys always attack low-carbon, low-capital renewables with a ferocity that they spare incumbent and well-financed, carbon-spewing fossil fuel power providers. i don't know if we could ever figure out "cui bono"!

[Markoff]

as I said it's expensive (per MWh), unreliable (can you provide guaranteed output 24/7/365?) and it ruins vast landscapes

[chmod775]

> as I said it's expensive (per MWh)

The cost has been going down steadily, and even now onshore wind only costs half as much per MWh as nuclear[0], whose cost has been going up. And that isn't even factoring in the long term cost of nuclear.

> unreliable (can you provide guaranteed output 24/7/365?)

Fair. You can only do that with a globally distributed, modern, energy grid that combines solar and wind. Not really a problem with HVDC losses being only 3.5%/1000km nowadays.

On a global scale solar and wind are a remarkably stable energy source.

> and it ruins vast landscapes

I present to you, a brown coal mine[1]. I think wind turbines actually look pretty cool, but I guess that's subjective.

I like nuclear as much as much as the next reasonable person, but your stance on wind energy doesn't strike me as reasonable.

[0] https://www.statista.com/statistics/194327/estimated-leveliz...

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hambach_surface_mine#/media/Fi...