Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Olson) for being here tonight. We hear a lot about the Green New Deal. That proposal is based solely on solar, wind, and hydropower in an effort to drastically cut carbon emissions across the country. In my State of South Carolina, we have seven reactors that produce 95 percent of the State's emission-free electricity, 53 percent of our total electricity costs. I want to show a graph really quickly before I introduce the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Allen). This graphic shows the magnitude of one nuclear reactor and compares the capacity factors of one reactor, rated at 1,154 megawatts, to wind turbines. To match one reactor, it takes 2,077 windmills. Yes, there are 2,077 windmills on this graph, and 2,077 would be needed. Think about the amount of acreage that it would take just to put the windmills up to meet the electricity generated from one nuclear reactor. I mentioned earlier the State of Georgia is building the only nuclear reactor being built in this country right now, and that is down at Vogtle in Augusta, Georgia. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Allen), from Augusta, and I am sure he is going to talk about nuclear energy.”