Molten salt solar plant produces electricity for less than nuclear

An article in inhabitat.com describes the world's first molten salt solar plant, which just went online in Italy.  The plant uses molten salt to store heat from the sun; the heat is used to produce steam to drive a turbine that generates power much in the same way a hydro-electric plant does.  Because the molten salt has such high inertial heat, the plant can generate power around the clock.

The plant 5-megawatt plant cost sixty thousand euros to build; compare that to a nuclear plant, which would cost on average around 17 million euros to produce 5 megawatts.  It's time people realize that renewable energy can be competive with nuclear.  Solar and wind are good options for moving away from coal and oil.