Hot off the press: All in the one Government document - both employment data and TWh generated in 2016, for Solar, Wind and Nuclear Power:
From the enlarged view it's possible measure the bar-lengths and accurately estimate the TWh generated for Nuclear - Solar - Wind, using the 1000 TWh line as a datum. TWh generated for the whole of 2016 taken to be the estimate for 'Sept 2016 YTD' x 4/3.
"...Energy is the lifeblood of the economy.
The primary
objective of the
energy sector
is to supply
cost-effective
energy to the
broader economy,
allowing it to
grow and increase the standard of living of its citizens.
Artificially pumping up employment in the energy sector per se - and thereby driving down productivity,
while driving up costs to the broader economy - is counterproductive to overall net job creation and economic growth. It is a sign of increased efficiency if more energy can be produced and delivered with fewer workers, because this expands the overall output potential of the economy..."
Nuclear Power - 1 Job = 100% UEL (a)
Wind Power ----- 1 Job = 27% UEL
Solar Power ----- 1 Job = 1.25% UEL
Note (a): 'Use of Economic Lifeblood'
You seem to have derived the wrong lesson. What you should define is LEEL and that is set to 1 for nuclear power.
ReplyDelete1.0000LEEL/worker in nuclear. Therefore
0.2681LEEL/worker in wind but only
0.0125LEEL/worker in solar PV.
The big qustion then is, how much EL does it take to make a person into a worker? If it is higher than 0.0125, then solar is a net drain.
Wasn't happy with LELs, after the event. A bit happier with the edit I've just done.
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