Hello Everyone,
Wizard made many good points in here last post but her
final argument it is little flawed, but also relevant.
WM wrote: In a state that, except for the Dakotas, is
probably the windiest in the nation, localized power
sources are easily had.
KB wrote: The American Wind Energy Association
estimates Minnesota has 75,000 MW of wind energy
potential (as much as 25 average nuclear plants), a
figure fourteen times the state�s consumptive needs,
and located almost entirely in Minnesota�s rural
areas.
While Wizard is correct that Minnesota has excellent
wind potential, the best wind potential is located in
rural Minnesota, specifically southwestern and western
Minnesota has the type of wind capacity needed to make
wind development financially feasible.
For those of use living in the city who would like to
more locally generated renewable energy our best
options will be solar, biomass, and small scale hydro.
We can take advantage of our wind capacity in SW and W
Minnesota but will need to build significantly more
transmission lines to be able to get the electricity
to the Minneapolis. On average about 7% of the power
generated is lost during transmission so the closer
the generation is to the source of need the better.
Ken Bradley
651-726-7568
www.justenergy.org
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