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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for August 6, 2012

Posted on August 6, 2012 by

Items of Interest: 1-“Wind Energy Is Extraordinarily Expensive And Inefficient” – Watts Up With That? 2-“As dawn came and the 1.4 million customers in Xcel Energy’s service district began turning on the lights, toasters and other appliances, the utility’s coal … Continue reading →

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PJM grid: “wind farms will produce 13 percent of their generating capacity.”

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

Yep, you read it right!  The recent Laurence Hammack article at Roanoke.com notes that “PJM Interconnection LLC, the suburban Philadelphia-based company that manages the grid for a 12-state area that includes Virginia … which likens itself to the grid’s air … Continue reading →

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