You probably recall the comments by early nuclear proponents that nuclear energy would be too cheap to measure. Nuclear power may be reliable and abundant but it never lived up to the cost claim. Despite lessons learned, we find ourselves again being sold on another energy source, wind, that is "boundless and free." Sure, I'll admit that wind, as a fuel, is literally free and there for the taking. But that tells us only a small piece of the story. The fact is wind energy can be tremendously expensive.
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