Comments on: Nuclear Option: Possible North Escambia Power Plant

By: Natalie M.

Natalie M. — Tue, 22 May 2012 14:31:32 +0000

Why would everyone even think about making a nuclear power plant? DO ya’ll not realize how much harm this could cause our environment? One mistake and something could go very wrong!

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:58:05 +0000

nope, still messing it up. $0.06 per kilowatt would be six dollars for a hundred kilowatts.

David messing up

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:39:20 +0000

That should teach me to make fun of others or at least read and think more carefully ere posting.

I converted watts to kilowatts. Assuming $2 per watt, we would have to pay $200,000 not $200 for a hundred kilowatts capability since that‘s 100,000 watts. Not quite so sweet, but more reasonable. So anybody willing to settle say for 10 kilowatts power supply only has to cough up $20,000. 20 kilowatts would cost $40,000.

Let’s see $40,000 is drawing what lately? 1% interest rate would be $400 per year. If you pay more than $400 per year for electricity, then investing your spare $40,000 would save you money in the long run.

If the interest rate got back up to ten percent, you’d have to save more than $4,000 per year in power costs for it to be economical.

David for proper use of spare thousands

By: Jr

Jr — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:52:11 +0000

Nuclear plants supply base load which means they run at 100% power for 18 months before refueling. Some plants can go 24 months. The problem with solar is like today. Overcast skies. You can not rely on solar to be available and folks want their power 24/7. Solar can be a small part of energy diversity but it is not the answer. We need energy diversity meaning coal, natural gas, solar & nuclear. Natural gas prices are at record lows which makes Natural gas plants attractive to build today and cleaner than burning coal but what happens tomorrow when Natural gas prices double or triple. Utilities and customers need energy diversity and price stability and Nuclear is a key energy source. Why not incorporate Safe Nuclear Designs. Nuclear plants have advanced markedly in the last 30 years and they are going to get even more safety systems in the years ahead. Japan had problems on plants 40 years old with safety systems that had not been upgraded. The NRC makes plants upgrade here in the US and once they analyze Japan, you can be sure additional measures will be looked at to be added. What industry do you know where every employee working there makes 5 figure and 6 figure incomes. We should be begging for this plant to be built here.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:37:15 +0000

REGARDING:
“With the $2 per watt rebate, the cost is $0.06 per kw. – - -we can have roof top solar for 25+ years!”

So I can pay $200 and get a hundred kilowatts power supply for 25 years? Sweet.

I have never used that much power at any one time and have paid more than that in a single month.

David not believing writer knows difference
between kilowatt-hour and kilowatt

By: Paul Jordan

Paul Jordan — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:37:01 +0000

The nuclear plant idea might have appeal on some levels, however a closer look shows that the power is MORE expensive than less hazardous alternatives.

Right now, today, solar on a roof top costs the same (per kw over the life of the system) as grid rates. With the $2 per watt rebate, the cost is $0.06 per kw. That is half the rate we currently pay.

Gulf Power wants us, the rate payers to pay them to build and operate the plant. This is not a free market enterprise, but socialized capitalism with a corporation and its stockholder’s hands in our pockets. For less then half the rate we currently pay (about $0.12 per kw) we can have roof top solar for 25+ years!

Don’t get sucked into the nuclear black hole. Solar is clean, quiet!

By: ann

ann — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:36:48 +0000

You do still have a choice….you can push the power companies to look into alternate types of power generation.things have changed in the past few years solar is right up there with nuclear as far as cost and out put go.wind has come a long way too.do some research and don’t be afraid to say what you want.we do have rights;we just have to exercise them. As far as jobs go both solar and wind power generate job growth also:) keep pushing for what you want so we can be sure the best decision is made for our area.have a good day

By: drc

drc — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:23:36 +0000

Build Baby Build……and ……Drill Baby Drill…… Get that pipeline in here from Canada.
New refineries……no more money to the Middle East. Keep it here.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:08:50 +0000

REGARDING:
“trying to figure out how he fished near a nuclear plant that didn’t exist”

I have read that some people think the hyperbolic cooling towers are only used with nuclear power plants, not knowing they are used for all kinds. This made me wonder if the power plant on St. Johns River uses a cooling tower and this confused our friend. That way he could honestly be making that incorrect statement, thinking it to be true.

(I always try to find the best in everybody even when they’re wrong.)

David for cool cooling

By: Chad Jacobs

Chad Jacobs — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:24:32 +0000

killem all and burn the nests on February 14th, 2012 7:32 am

c.w. on February 13th, 2012 12:37 pm
Reguarding
“If a nuke power plant is built here, Escambia river, Escambia Bay, and all the rest will be affected. (killed)”
I have fished around a nuke plant on the St. Johns River and you have to get many miles from the plant before there are fish to catch, but you seem to know everything so you already know this.
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No you haven’t c.w., that’s a Coal Steam Plant on St. John’s River
.w. on February 14th, 2012 5:04 am No you haven’t c.w., that’s a Coal Steam Plant on St. John’s River
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There is more than one electric plant on the St. Johns River. And YES I have
Wow…… guess I really need a geography lesson here. There are only 3 nuke plants in the state of Florida. …….Crystal River Plant, 40 miles SW of Ocala on the Gulf of Mexico…….St Lucie Plant below Cape Canaveral on the Atlantic….and Turkey Point in Miami…….last time I checked the St Johns River is in the Northeast corner of the state hundreds of miles from the nearest of these three (nowhere close). Yet you somehow fished next to a nuke plant on the St Johns……..NOT
You and all the other “misinformeds” such as this person ((((Nuclear Plants require less people to run them, not more people))))) should keep your “self-embarrasing” thoughts to yourself.
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Oh come on now kill em, it’s quite apparent that most people in this comment section don’t like facts. c.w. still trying to figure out how he fished near a nuclear plant that didn’t exist