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Re:The largest offshore wind farm is nearly complete, can po... by Mvandenbergh on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @02:36PM (#21073768)
Offshore wind also has guaranteed strike prices, although as you say much cheaper than HPC. One of the reason HPC strike price is so high is to pay for the guarantee that budget over-runs like this will not have a bill impact. If EDF goes belly-up trying to build it, that's no skin off our noses as bill payers.
Re:The largest offshore wind farm is nearly complete, can po... by Brakenshire on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @06:35PM (#21076343)
The guarantee is only for 15 years as well, whereas it’s 35 years for nuclear.
Re:The largest offshore wind farm is nearly complete, can po... by killjoywashere on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @06:38PM (#21076364)
Contractors look at funded reserves like lions look at red meat.