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New Study Takes The Wind Out Of Wind Energy

New Study Takes The Wind Out Of Wind Energy “The wind energy business is the electric sector’s equivalent of the corn ethanol scam: it’s an over-subsidized industry that depends wholly on taxpayer dollars to remain solvent while providing an inferior…

Wind Shortfalls Make Grid Guys Nervous

Simply, the wind does not blow on demand. Ditto for the sun. So these resources must be backed up with other, “dispatchable” forms of generation. But such “firming” or “cycling” creates two distinct issues: The first is that the power…

Ogden Twp. chambers full. Wind issue draws crowd

During the previous regular meeting, the board voted to invite a lawyer to discuss police powers, which can sometimes be used in place of zoning ordinances to restrict potentially harmful activity, and conflicts of interest in creating zoning ordinances. Read…