tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post588254126247651130..comments2023-04-07T05:19:44.951-04:00Comments on Yes Vermont Yankee: Sooner Rather Than Later, the NorthStar Decomm Plans: Guy Page Guest PostMeredith Angwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737538041807740424noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post-56706413289592358412017-03-15T09:19:07.639-04:002017-03-15T09:19:07.639-04:00So, they are going to demolish a 620 MW nameplate ...So, they are going to demolish a 620 MW nameplate capacity plant and put in an eight megawatt solar plant? Gollygeewillickers. They are throwing away a generator that has 77.5 times more capacity than the one they are putting in. Sounds like a winner, sure is going to crank out the power, no?<br /><br />VY generated about 4,700 GWh of energy annually. An eight MW solar plant with a 25% capacity factor (about right for Vermont) will produce about 17.5 GWhr. So by my ciphering, VY produced about 270 more energy than the proposed "solar farm" will produce. And this is progress?Jamie Irwinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post-84169904375868077862017-03-02T08:55:05.897-05:002017-03-02T08:55:05.897-05:00It doesn't necessarily follow that "A lar...It doesn't necessarily follow that "A large, blue-chip employer" will occupy the former VY site. There will be spent fuel casks there indefinitely, as long as Yucca Mountain or some other viable alternative are tied up in politics. I'm always a bit skeptical about rosy forecasts, especially those from industrial undertakers. For them, the grass is always greener on the demolition side.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post-55148892402857693832017-03-01T12:40:15.930-05:002017-03-01T12:40:15.930-05:00Great Post.Great Post.Howard Shaffernoreply@blogger.com