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The Wikipedia entry is silent on non-rooftop solar installations, and I'm struggling to find good numbers. Can anyone with more experience in this sector point me in the right direction?

I would hazard a guess that non-rooftop installation is substantially safer than getting on a roof. I would also guess that nuclear would be more hazardous if reactors were installed on roofs.

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I think the right conclusion is "they're both really safe". It's like people comparing things to the number of shark attacks per year. The number is so low that most things are more dangerous.

It's not even a fair comparison. One is construction/installation vs running.

I would be interested to see how many deaths have occurred during the construction of nuclear plants.

How many deaths occur from solar once it is built/installed?

>How many deaths occur from solar once it is built/installed?

Well if we are talking about what would happen if energy was produced entirely with solar/wind wouldn't you have to include things like the people freezing to death during a string of cloudy yet still winter days?

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