|
NEWS OF
THE MONTH:
Wind Powered Electricity Needs More Power
From the Grid
|
Share with your favorite networking site |
While
it's clearly evident that the future of sustainable
electricity production in the U.S. lies in solar and
wind power, what's not as clearly evident is how
that's going to be accomplished.
The production of
the energy itself is a no-brainer. The tricky part
is just how all this energy is going to be delivered
across the electric grid. It's the grid, my friends,
that poses the problem.
Take for instance, the
recent shutting down of the Maple Ridge Wind farm in
upstate New York, whose 200 wind turbines cost
approximately $320 million to get up and running.
However, since the 100-year old grid is already so
congested, without paying fines to feed more energy
to the grid, Maple Ridge had no choice but to shut
down.
So, when you hear the government talking about
creating wind power or even nuclear power, be sure
to ask them how they plan to transmit that energy to
residential recipients hundreds, maybe even
thousands, of miles away.
Such is the idea behind
giant solar farms in southwestern desert regions,
that could potentially supply enough energy for the
entire country.
Again,
part of what the government, and I did say government, needs to be
researching is how to expand and revamp the current
grid system. Until they do, more wind farms like
Maple Ridge will likely have no choice but to shut
down.
 |
 |
 |
Follow us
on TWITTER |
NEWS & TIPS
RSS Feed |
NEWS & TIPS
Mailings |
|
NEWS
BLOG
