Gas Wants To Kill the Wind 479
RABarnes writes "Scientific American has posted an article about the political efforts of natural gas and electric utilities to limit the growth of wind-generated electricity. Although several of the points raised by the utilities and carbon-based generators are valid, the basic driver behind their efforts is that wind-generation has now successfully penetrated the wholesale electricity market. Wind was okay until it became a meaningful competitor to the carbon dioxide-producing entities. Among the valid points raised by the carbon-based generators are concerns about how the cost of electricity transmission are allocated and how power quality can be improved (wind generation — from individual sites — is hopelessly variable). But there are fixes for all of the concerns raised by the carbon-based entities and in almost all cases they have been on the other side of the question in the past."
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Re:Successful???? (Score:5, Funny)
Without subsidies, there is no political influence. And without political influence, lobbying wouldn't work and you are exposed to market forces... That's just bad business.
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Re:Reminds me of broadband internet in the beginni (Score:3, Funny)
I am sure though that Bill Clinton will have sex with you.
But he will not have sexual relations with you. Well, depending upon your definition of the word "is."
Re:Reminds me of broadband internet in the beginni (Score:5, Funny)
Why don't we just breed bigger hamsters?
Properly engineered, nuclear could give clean raw energy on its own, plus giant mutant hamsters. Win win!
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