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Blowing Away Money
Blowing Away Money: Wind Energy – fables, fallacies and failures
by Mark Lawson
There is some evidence from power grids overseas about the use of wind and alternative power on a large scale and, as far as alternative energy advocates are concerned, none of it is good.
Wind advocates can point to a number of studies saying that 20 per cent penetration of wind energy will increase wholesale electricity costs by 10 per cent. This implies that wind energy is 50 per cent more expensive than conventional, but a closer look shows that the studies are theoretical and don’t say anything about how much carbon would be saved. It is a safe bet that 20 per cent penetration will not result in 20 per cent savings, and some reason for thinking that it might not result in any saving at all.
Read the full document: http://carbon-sense.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/wind-energy-fallacies.pdf
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