<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for U.S. could get 20 percent of energy from wind by 2030, says DOE]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Kristina & Jason Makansi http://www.grist.org/article/wind16/ Tue, 13 May 2008 06:36:23 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/wind16/1 20 % wind

will only happen with a concurrent investment in storage. The engineers that operate the grid understand that wind blowing at midnight in North Dakota or West Texas (for example) doesn't help much at peak usage time the next afternoon in Chicago or Dallas.

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will only happen with a concurrent investment in storage. The engineers that operate the grid understand that wind blowing at midnight in North Dakota or West Texas (for example) doesn't help much at peak usage time the next afternoon in Chicago or Dallas.

]]> Comment #2 by roncastle http://www.grist.org/article/wind16/ Wed, 14 May 2008 03:17:51 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/wind16/2 Dim Bulbs at DOE

We don't have until 2030.

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We don't have until 2030.

]]> Comment #3 by GoodCheer http://www.grist.org/article/wind16/ Wed, 14 May 2008 04:29:22 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/wind16/3 Storage

There will be electric cars in the showrooms in 2-4 years (see the next article).  They can provide storage if they get adequate market penetration.

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There will be electric cars in the showrooms in 2-4 years (see the next article).  They can provide storage if they get adequate market penetration.

]]> Comment #4 by tomgray http://www.grist.org/article/wind16/ Wed, 14 May 2008 06:53:48 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/wind16/4 Energy storage

No, this is incorrect.  The report does not envision new storage, but does acknowledge that 70 GW of gas-fired combustion turbines will be needed to accommodate wind's variability.  These would be run sparingly, however.

Regards,
Thomas O. Gray
American Wind Energy Association
www.powerofwind.org
www.awea.org



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No, this is incorrect.  The report does not envision new storage, but does acknowledge that 70 GW of gas-fired combustion turbines will be needed to accommodate wind's variability.  These would be run sparingly, however.

Regards,
Thomas O. Gray
American Wind Energy Association
www.powerofwind.org
www.awea.org



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