Posted on 08/05/2008 7:59:15 AM PDT by engrpat
It makes sense to distribute energy production in some proportion, to counter large network failures and supply problems.
So in a nutshell:
if wind power isnt available during a hot spell, then
even in newer growing communities you still need the capacity of a very large Coal/Oil Electricity generating plant that will be underutilized due to assisting Windpower.
Underutilized means the billing rates for the electricity will be high...have to be! So less oil will be burnt, still
have the need for the same capacity of Coal/Oil burning electricity plants and billing rates will go up, not down!
Wind power is an excellent thing, but Obama s*cks.
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