A study by engineering consultants Parson Brinckerhoff claims that Great Britain’s multibillion dollar offshore wind gambit will cost twice as much as nuclear power, Reuters reports.
The costs of nuclear generation will be 6-8 pence per kilowatt hour, including decommissioning and waste disposal, while wind will cost 15-21 pence per KWh, according to Reuters.Parsons Brinckerhoff, an offshore wind supporter, did a study of the various costs for electricity generation and concluded that tidal was the most expensive, while onshore wind costs – at 8-11 pence per KWh – are comparable with gas, at 6-11 pence per KWh.
The study confirms what opponents of offshore wind, such as the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, have been saying about offshore’s costs.