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Getting in line on wind power
Two recent stories in the Chicago Tribune on wind power generation caught my eye recently. The first says that a recent study by the Department of Energy and the energy industry suggests that if wind power developments continue as expected, it could provide 20% of our electricity by 2030. When you consider that is the amount of power currently produced by nuclear plants, it is nothing to sneeze at. That's a pretty big jump since wind generates about 1% today, but the combined output grew by 45% last year.
The second story is about famous oilman T. Boone Pickens and his plan to build a huge wind farm near Pampa, TX. That state is already the leading wind power producer in the U.S. and has three of our five largest wind farms. (Read the article Wind Power's Growing Contribution from Control Engineering, October, 2007.) While Texas may be known for other forms of energy, it is nice to know that they are looking well down the road. Pickens points out that wind power depends on federal tax credits to survive. The idea that congress would allow such credits to expire at this point seems pretty silly. You'd think that they would be doing everything possible to ensure the future of any technology that doesn't depend on fossil fuels and carbon. I guess we'll see.
Getting in line on wind power
May 15, 2008
Two recent stories in the Chicago Tribune on wind power generation caught my eye recently. The first says that a recent study by the Department of Energy and the energy industry suggests that if wind power developments continue as expected, it could provide 20% of our electricity by 2030. When you consider that is the amount of power currently produced by nuclear plants, it is nothing to sneeze at. That's a pretty big jump since wind generates about 1% today, but the combined output grew by 45% last year.The second story is about famous oilman T. Boone Pickens and his plan to build a huge wind farm near Pampa, TX. That state is already the leading wind power producer in the U.S. and has three of our five largest wind farms. (Read the article Wind Power's Growing Contribution from Control Engineering, October, 2007.) While Texas may be known for other forms of energy, it is nice to know that they are looking well down the road. Pickens points out that wind power depends on federal tax credits to survive. The idea that congress would allow such credits to expire at this point seems pretty silly. You'd think that they would be doing everything possible to ensure the future of any technology that doesn't depend on fossil fuels and carbon. I guess we'll see.
Posted by Peter Welander on May 15, 2008 | Comments (0)
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