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wind power vs gas (Original Post) ashling Apr 2013 OP
So true rightsideout Apr 2013 #1
They know that they can't in the end compete with renewables at all! NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #2
The natural gas industry loves wind and solar. hunter Apr 2013 #3

rightsideout

(978 posts)
1. So true
Sat Apr 20, 2013, 02:35 PM
Apr 2013

It's going to get competitive as more solar and wind comes on line. In March, most of the NEW energy produced came from solar and wind than from gas or goal. Alternative energy still lags behind in production but it's going to catch up as more systems come online

When someone installs a solar system on their home, on some days, the home will produce more energy then it needs and feeds that electricity back into the grid. Essentially, these home are mini power plants.

My home, for the month of April, has already produced more electricity from solar, this month, then we've used. If we continue to add thousands more solar homes per year to the grid it's going to really make a difference in addition to the larger solar plants installed on large buildings.

We have a huge power plant in the sky, we should take advantage of it.

 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
2. They know that they can't in the end compete with renewables at all!
Sat Apr 20, 2013, 03:22 PM
Apr 2013

How can you compete with sunshine and wind?

No fuel material, no drilling, mining, processing?

hunter

(38,264 posts)
3. The natural gas industry loves wind and solar.
Sat Apr 20, 2013, 03:36 PM
Apr 2013

Nimble hydroelectric power plants are maxed out in most places so variable sources like wind and solar are backed up by nimble natural gas fueled power plants.

Replacing nuclear and coal plants with a solar-wind-gas power wouldn't bother the natural gas industry at all.

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