EON Invests $9 Billion in Renewables as Germany Drops Nuclear

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4. That's because you play fast and loose with the numbers.

I'm willing to bet that you selected a capacity factor for wind that represents the latest technology in the best positions... but a CF for nuclear based on some historical global average.

and the wind farm has zero fuel cost,

A negligible factor.

no nuclear waste issues

Nope... but it does have intermittency issues, dramatically higher transmissions costs and a requirement for backup generation, storage, grid upgrades, or a willingness to do without electricity on occasion. None of which (except perhaps part of the second) is included in the quoted price.

is financed for 20 years

Lol! Because you can't finance something for longer than it's expected to survive. Then you shift to financing the replacement (purchased with 20-year inflation-adjusted dollars).

Did you know that Fukushima has wiped out all of the profits ever made by the nuclear industry selling power in Japan?

I rather doubt it. But when did profits become the issue?