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In Oregon, Wind Power Surges Disrupting Grid

Posted by timothy on from the need-more-flywheels dept.

cpm99352 writes "The Oregonian reports gusts of wind cause synchronized power surges, more than the transmission lines can handle. Windmill farms are ordered to fan their blades, despite tremendous demand for 'green' power from California."

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  1. Re:Store in a water tower by fastest+fascist · · Score: 1, Troll

    But what kind of volumes of water do you need to store? Something tells me it could be quite a bit for the highest production peaks - or to get any meaningful amount of juice from the backflow anyway -, a mere tower might not be enough. Even if it were, you'd need to install new turbines for the water and a whole bunch of other infra. Probably not very cheap. This type of storage may well prove to be useful, but it's going to take some time to figure out the economics of it, how much storage is optimal, and who's actually going to pay for it.