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Gone with the Wind: Weather Dependent Energy Puts Residents at Risk 0
- July 12, 2022
The power grid in Texas is a little bit under the weather. A major heat wave has arrived just as the wind stopped blowing, creating a perfect storm for residents looking for relief from the blistering summer sun in the country’s second-largest state. As Bloomberg reports: Wind power — a key source of electricity in
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Coloradans can’t rely on subsidy-dependent wind energy 0
- February 17, 2014
This op-ed first appeared in the Greeley Tribune By Michael Sandoval When Coloradans flip on their lights or crank up their heat, they expect their electricity to be affordable, and at the very least, reliable. But the state Legislature and Gov. John Hickenlooper are forcing the opposite on Colorado — expensive and unreliable wind energy.
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No, Wind Turbines Didn’t Keep Texas Grid Online 0
- January 9, 2014
Wind energy kept Texas powered earlier this week, according to supporters of the renewable energy power source. Plunging temperatures as a result of the polar vortex pushed energy generation across the country above normal winter levels, including Texas: ERCOT said demand for electricity today reached 55,486 megawatts between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. That’s short
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No, Wind Turbines Didn't Keep Texas Grid Online 0
- January 9, 2014
Wind energy kept Texas powered earlier this week, according to supporters of the renewable energy power source. Plunging temperatures as a result of the polar vortex pushed energy generation across the country above normal winter levels, including Texas: ERCOT said demand for electricity today reached 55,486 megawatts between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. That’s short
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