Solar has been quietly running up the score during delayed Vogtle 3 & 4 construction
During the time that the Vogtle nuclear units 3 & 4 have been under construction, more than 4,500 MW of solar has been built in the state of Georgia. That’s double the peak CAPACITY (MW) that those nukes will (eventually) bring online — and at 1/5 the cost. Of course, solar isn’t a 24/7 resource. But let’s examine the current and future GENERATION (MWh) from those resources.
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