What is keeping wind power from widespread use and when is it expected to be easily accessible to the general public?
The last time you had a choice to pick your source of electric power, you may have had a choice for wind power produced electricity at about a 1-1.5 cent per Kw of electricity premium.Otherwise called "green", it is on the grid. It is generally more expensive than traditional power but it is improving.Estimates are that wind power could produce 20-30% of the grid power by 2030. The Bush years saw a reduction or elimination of tax credits for green power. The Obama years may see an incentive which would raise the expectations because of tax relief or incentives. After all, Connie Rice had a vested interest in big oil but Obama doesn't seem to.
Apr 022009
It's accessible now. What do you think they do with the GW of power now being generated by wind turbines? pipe it on private lines only to the CEOs of the power companies?
Power is put on the electric grid. Once there, it is can be mixed with all the other power from all the other sources. It could be piped anywhere, depending on demands and shortages and excesses of power.
Worldwide, on average, 74 GW of power comes from wind.
US has 17 GW capacity of wind power.
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The last time you had a choice to pick your source of electric power, you may have had a choice for wind power produced electricity at about a 1-1.5 cent per Kw of electricity premium.Otherwise called "green", it is on the grid. It is generally more expensive than traditional power but it is improving.Estimates are that wind power could produce 20-30% of the grid power by 2030. The Bush years saw a reduction or elimination of tax credits for green power. The Obama years may see an incentive which would raise the expectations because of tax relief or incentives. After all, Connie Rice had a vested interest in big oil but Obama doesn't seem to.
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Local wind power is located about 20 miles from me. They have had to fight to put their towers up. Sometimes with bribes. Migrating birds have been used as a reason to not allow towers but adding lights during migration have been proved to eliminate the problems.
idk…i think it may take a while because of the disadvantages that comes along with the low costing energy. after some of the disadvantages are improved, then they may truly consider the issue.