Quantity of energy supplied per year (8760 hours) compared to the installed power (for an industrial installation):
- 1 MW wind power supplies around 2 to 4 GWh
- 1 MW solar PV about 0,8 to 1,5 GWh
- 1 MW nuclear approximately 7 GWh
Which gives respectively load factors of:
- wind: 22.8% to 45,7%
- solar PV: 9,1% to 17,1% (ie 1,3 to 5 times less than wind)
- nuclear: 80% (without comment)
Knowing the investment costs of each energy (roughly equivalent for wind and solar and 50% more for nuclear) and when we tell you that PV is clearly not a sustainable / profitable solution, it may not be for nothing ...