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To: HPilot who wrote (639)	12/5/2008 2:01:44 PM
From: Fishfinder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17486

Re nukes I agree. Re Folk Lifts No. You have to read more. I didn't say this and I don't make statements with out research or out of the blue OK. These folk lifts run 8hrs NON STOP OK. And whether they go 3 or 30MPH Doesn't mattter. The load on a folk Lift is probably more that it is in a car. They go around lifting heavy things ALL DAY LONG. Geeesh.

To: HPilot who wrote (639)	12/6/2008 11:15:23 AM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17486

Are you sure of that? Wind is cost competitive and cleaner than nuclear power and the capital costs of a comparable wind farm are far lower than a nuke plant. Here's what a 2003 study says about comparative costs per kwh: neis.org It costs between 5.1 cents and 8.3 cents per kilowatt hour to produce nuclear electricity. That compares with the following: - 3.7 cents to 4.8 cents per kilowatt hour for energy produced by coal. - 3.5 cents to 4.8 cents per kilowatt hour for natural gas - 20.2 cents to 30.8 cents per kilowatt hour for solar. [mindmeld=> updated solar tech gets this one down to 12-14 cents per kwh] - 5.5 cents and 7.7 cents per kilowatt hour for wind. Source: University of Chicago estimates based on 2003 prices More recent information puts solar even cheaper. nrdc.org electricity from concentrated solar power plants costs about 10 to 14 cents per kilowatt-hour, while electricity from a coal or natural gas power plant costs about 4 cents per kilowatt-hour.