On Aug 14, 2012, at 2:40 AM, steve harley wrote: > on 2012-08-12 17:40 Daniel J. Matyola wrote >> We spend a lot here on alternatives. Ever hear of Solyndra? > > as if that were a dirty word; China's government is lending an order of > magnitude more to its solar firms, and trouncing the US in the PV market > > >> We spent a lot on development of wind turbines, but most proposals >> have been stalled by environmental concerns (bird deaths) and >> objections on aesthetic grounds. New Jersey is now proposing off >> shore wind turbines. > > after hydro, wind is by far the largest renewable energy source in the US, > and it is growing faster than all but solar PV > > i've fed my domestic electric habit with wind for about ten years
I assume you're paying your electric utility a premium for wind power. That doesn't mean your getting power from wind. All power generated by wind farms goes right into the grid. They can't send it straight to your house or anyone else's. The power delivered to your meter is from the grid that services your area.. You're just helping to pay for wind power development. That's noble, but it's not wind power your using. Depending on where you live, most of it probably comes from coal. The exceptions are areas with a lot of hydro, including Oregon, parts of Washington and upstate New York. > (during which time i've also steadily decreased my consumption); granted it > is not always wind in my wires, but it is done as offsets so that when i use > electricity that doesn't come from wind, someone else (who doesn't pay the > premium that i do) uses an equivalent portion of wind-sourced current later > > i am not the only person who's willing to pay more for clean energy, and > changing my habits; i'm committed to continuing to change them because i find > seeing beyond immediate gratification gratifying > > >> Unfortunately, it's fossil fuels or nukes. Name your poison. > > change, that is my poison; it's better than you think > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
