Gas Wants To Kill the Wind

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."

Comments

Missed the Better Headline

[MrTripps]

Gas Seeking to Break Wind

Re:Missed the Better Headline

[TheMidget]

And mine makes a gentle "whoosh..." sound when it creeps out.

Re:Successful????

[Colin Smith]

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.

 

Re:Reminds me of broadband internet in the beginni

[biryokumaru]

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

[RareButSeriousSideEf]

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!

And in Soviet Russia,

[Stephen Samuel]

Gas companies whine to keep wind from passing them.