Wednesday, August 24, 2011
"Blowing money in the wind"
I've understood this for a while, since reading about problems in Europe.
It's rewarding to see that others are aware and are actually writing about it.
At this time, wind power is NOT an answer to our energy needs...
It's rewarding to see that others are aware and are actually writing about it.
At this time, wind power is NOT an answer to our energy needs...
Jerry Agar writes about it in his Toronto Sun opinion column:
"The problem, Schnare says, is wind is variable and therefore not reliable. A backup source is needed and that is invariably coal or gas-fired plants. Since the supply of power has to equal the consumption of power, the coal plant is going down and up to keep pace with the wind power going up and down.
That causes the coal plant to act like a car in busy urban traffic, which emits more pollutants than a car sailing along on a smooth highway at a constant speed. It is this reality which Schnare says causes the hoped-for positive effect of wind to be negated, at a huge financial cost to consumers."
