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Originally Posted by trebuchet03
I really don't know why de-icing is such a big deal in this thread...
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It's not a big deal at all: it just came up as one of the possible difficulties/extra costs of building wind turbines in Saskatechewan. The argument was that "renewables" of various sorts are less capital intensive than building nuclear plants. But that's a conclusion that comes from figuring the basic cost of one wind turbine (or a bunch of solar cells for your roof), while neglecting all the infrastructure costs that are included in the price of a nuclear plant. Do an honest comparison, figuring in all the costs (including the environmental ones!), and you find that "renewables" cost a lot more than some people would like to think.