Sep 26, 2017 ... It's just become much cheaper than nuclear, even taking into account the  additional costs associated with the wind's intermittency. And in any case, this is  less of an ... I'm glad to see that it's paying off because we're creating a lot of jobs  right now and building a local supply chain. So they'll get their rewards, ...
Nov 20, 2017 ... In one of the fastest and most astonishing turnarounds in the history of energy,  building and running new renewable energy is now cheaper than just running  existing coal and nuclear plants in many areas. A widely-used yearly  benchmarking study — the Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis (LCOE) from the ...
Dec 25, 2016 ... The first point is the very basic fact that new wind power and/or solar power  plants are typically cheaper than new coal, natural gas, or nuclear power plants  — even .... I won't go into much detail right now, but I will update this article as  more record-low prices for solar power and wind power are reported.
Nov 21, 2017 ... Wind and solar power are getting cheaper every day, and lower costs means  renewable energy is giving coal and nuclear power a run for its ... Utilities still  need power plants to keep the lights on when the wind stops or the sun goes  down, and right now those jobs are still only filled by nuclear and fossil ...
Sep 11, 2017 ... "Today's results mean that both onshore and offshore wind are cheaper than gas  and nuclear," noted trade body RenewableUK in a statement on Monday. ...  Environmentalists have long urged the government to focus on renewable  sources like wind and solar power to meet Britain's energy needs.
Solar and wind energy are "both cheaper than nuclear right now."