Further, all of exposed Scotland, Ireland and parts of the UK would have significantly lower cost of energy due to strong wind resource.
The latest study from Wind Power Monthly, a graph which i have only in hard copy and can't reproduce here, shows onshore wind at 6 meters per second costing 106€ /MWh (megawatt hour) while in a 10 m/s the cost has dropped to around 45€ /MWh. Coal costs range from 120€ to 60€ / MWh.
Typical costs for coal and gas average around 70€ /MWh, meaning wind equals that at an annual wind speed of 7.4 m/s. (at hub height)
of course, the coal lobby doesn't let facts get in the way of their quest to buy more politicians, and of course, there is no external cost of mountaintop removal. Video Here
At least "Der Heilige Obama" will now review all mountaintop removal permits, which is a setback for the US coal industry. "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin
At least "Der Heilige Obama" will now review all mountaintop removal permits, which is a setback for the US coal industry.
As sympathetic as I might be to the needs of industry, moutaintop removal is ghoulishness worthy of Sauron himself.
...the tar sands are a fairly close approximation to Mordor, as well.... "Any economic unit can emit money. The serious problem is to get it accepted" Hyman Minsky
My point was only that the Sauronish externalities (social costs) are not included in the cost of a coal plant. "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin
