Wednesday, December 28, 2011

State view: Wind energy isn’t reducing carbon emissions | Duluth News Tribune | Duluth, Minnesota

An article from the famed Iron Ridge shows the rugged there aren't falling for the normal nonsense!

Pity Ontario's north voted for socialism only to get Greenpeacism, devoid of results or honesty.

State view: Wind energy isn’t reducing carbon emissions | Duluth News Tribune | Duluth, Minnesota:

"The Lakefield developer, EnXco, has not disclosed the cost of its ratepayer- and taxpayer-subsidized project, but similar developments are in the $400 million to $500 million range. EnXco, owned by the French, expects to receive 30 percent of the project’s total cost upfront from the U.S. Department of Energy.

The Midwest System Operator grid actually will receive the power for transmission to Indiana. Midwest System Operator or Indianapolis Power and Light will need additional backup power, probably from a natural-gas plant, to supply Indianapolis Power and Light when the Lakefield wind farm isn’t producing. Intermittent-energy wind farms everywhere have created demand for new natural-gas “peaker” plants. These plants are kept in spinning reserve to respond rapidly during the 75 percent of the time when the wind is too light or too strong for the wind turbines to function at capacity."


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