RegGuheert
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The TVA has just brought online a new nuclear reactor rated at 1.15 GW. The project was completed on budget for $4.7 billion dollars.
This power plant cost a bit more than twice what the Ivanpah concentrating solar generator cost. The new Watts Bar Unit 2 plant uses one-half the land area of Ivanpah but produces over 14 times as much electricity. It also produces 24 hours a day rather than during the daytime only.
It also doesn't kill birds or burn natural gas.
Edit: Changed production ratio from 30:1 to 14:1 and added reference to natural gas consumption.
This power plant cost a bit more than twice what the Ivanpah concentrating solar generator cost. The new Watts Bar Unit 2 plant uses one-half the land area of Ivanpah but produces over 14 times as much electricity. It also produces 24 hours a day rather than during the daytime only.
It also doesn't kill birds or burn natural gas.
Edit: Changed production ratio from 30:1 to 14:1 and added reference to natural gas consumption.