Post by Admin on Jul 12, 2022 8:52:44 GMT -7
This is hard to determine because Socialists lie so much.
cleanpower.org/facts/wind-power/
43/143.8 = 30.5397727272727 % of homes! 30% ain't much.
I doubt that is true, but even of true. that leaves Zip Zilch, Zero, Nada for industry and electric cars!
How much of the above is true? I doubt the Bird Kill Data. For one thing, they are deducting power line kill
- their product!
20-30 year Life? What is the true break-down record?
How many homes are there in the US?
The number of housing units in the United States has been growing year on year and in 2021, there were approximately 142 million housing units in the United States. This was an increase over one million from 2020 when the total housing stock amounted to 140.8 million units.Apr 5, 2022
The number of housing units in the United States has been growing year on year and in 2021, there were approximately 142 million housing units in the United States. This was an increase over one million from 2020 when the total housing stock amounted to 140.8 million units.Apr 5, 2022
cleanpower.org/facts/wind-power/
Wind power facts
Facts
Today, nearly 70,000 wind turbines across the country are generating clean, reliable power. Wind power capacity totals 139 GW, making it the fourth-largest source of electricity generation capacity in the country. This is enough wind power to serve the equivalent of 43 million American homes.
Facts
Today, nearly 70,000 wind turbines across the country are generating clean, reliable power. Wind power capacity totals 139 GW, making it the fourth-largest source of electricity generation capacity in the country. This is enough wind power to serve the equivalent of 43 million American homes.
43/143.8 = 30.5397727272727 % of homes! 30% ain't much.
I doubt that is true, but even of true. that leaves Zip Zilch, Zero, Nada for industry and electric cars!
Facts
Wind power facts
Facts
Today, nearly 70,000 wind turbines across the country are generating clean, reliable power. Wind power capacity totals 139 GW, making it the fourth-largest source of electricity generation capacity in the country. This is enough wind power to serve the equivalent of 43 million American homes.
A Majority Renewables Future
Reports
This first-of-its-kind study details clean energy’s potential to unlock economic growth and achieve majority renewable electricity generation within the next decade.
Download
Statistics
120,000
In 2021, the U.S. wind industry supported more than 120,000 jobs across all 50 states.
25%
Wind energy provides a quarter of the electricity produced in eight states... and growing.
327M
Wind energy can avoid 327 million metric tons of CO2 emissions annually.
Wind is America’s largest source of renewable energy.
Benefits of Wind Power
Wind is the largest source of renewable electricity generation in the United States, providing 9.5% of the country’s electricity and growing.
Economic contributions
Wind has delivered $151 billion of investment in the last decade. In 2021 alone, the industry invested $20 billion in new projects.
Environmental benefits
Wind helps avoid 327 million metric tons of CO2 emissions annually—equivalent to 71 million cars’ worth of emissions.
Major employment sector
The industry employs more than 120,000 Americans across all 50 states, including nearly 24,000 wind manufacturing jobs at over 500 facilities.
Fast-growing jobs
Wind turbine technician is the second fastest growing job in the country, increasing by 68% over the next decade.
Employment for U.S. veterans
The U.S. wind industry employs America’s veterans at a rate 50% above the national average.
Stable tax revenue
Wind projects deliver an estimated $1.9 billion in state and local tax payments and land-lease payments each year.
How wind power works
The wind blows
Wind energy (or wind power) refers to the process of creating electricity using the wind or air flows that occur naturally in the earth’s atmosphere. Modern wind turbines capture kinetic energy from the wind to generate electricity. The first step is wind blowing across the blades of the turbine.
Answering your wind power questions
Frequently asked questions
How much wind is needed for a wind turbine to function?
A typical modern turbine will start to generate electricity when wind speeds reach six to nine miles per hour (mph), known as the cut-in speed. Turbines will shut down if the wind is blowing too hard (roughly 55 miles an hour) to prevent equipment damage. Over the course of a year, modern turbines can generate usable amounts of electricity over 90% of the time. For example, if the wind at a turbine reaches the cut-in speed of six to nine mph, the turbine will start generating electricity. As wind speeds increase, so does electricity production.
Is wind power reliable?
Wind energy only marginally increases total power system variability, as most changes in wind energy output are cancelled out by opposite changes in electricity demand or other sources of supply. A large power plant can shut down abruptly at any time, forcing operators to keep large quantities of fast-acting, expensive reserves ready 24/7. Wind changes tend to be gradual and predictable, making them far less costly to accommodate using less expensive, slower-acting reserves. When wind turbines are spread over large areas, their output becomes far more constant and even easier to accommodate. Additionally, modern wind plants can provide the same grid reliability services as conventional power plants, in many cases better than conventional plants, by using their sophisticated controls and power electronics.
What does the term capacity factor mean?
This measures the amount of electricity a wind turbine produces in a given time period (typically a year) relative to its maximum potential. For example, suppose the maximum theoretical output of a two megawatt wind turbine in a year is 17,520 megawatt-hours (two times 8,760 hours, the number of hours in a year). However, the turbine may only produce 7,884 megawatt-hours over the course of the year because the wind wasn’t always blowing hard enough to generate the maximum amount of electricity the turbine was capable of producing. In this case, the turbine has a 45% (7,884 divided by 17,520) capacity factor. This does not mean the turbine only generated electricity 45% of the time. Modern wind farms often have capacity factors greater than 40%, which is close to some types of coal or natural gas power plants.
How does wind energy get to you?
The turbines in a wind farm are connected so the electricity they generate can travel from the wind farm to the power grid. Once wind energy is on the main power grid, electric utilities or power operators will send the electricity to where people need it. Smaller transmission lines, called distribution lines, collect electricity generated at the wind project and transport it to larger “network” transmission lines, where the electricity can travel across long distances to the locations where it is needed. Finally, smaller distribution lines deliver electricity directly to your town, home, or business.
What are the different types of wind turbines?
Wind turbines come in many different sizes and configurations and are manufactured by a range of both domestic and international companies. There are generally speaking three main types of wind turbines: utility scale, offshore wind, and distributed, or “small” wind. The vast majority of turbines installed and energy generated by wind turbines is from utility scale wind turbines and a smaller but fast-growing proportion from offshore wind turbines. Utility scale wind turbines range in size from 100 kilowatts to several megawatts. Electricity is delivered to the power grid and distributed to the end user by electric utilities or power system operators. Offshore wind turbines are also utility scale wind turbines that are erected in large bodies of water, usually on the continental shelf. Offshore wind turbines are larger than land-based turbines and can generate more power. Distributed or “small” wind are single small wind turbines below 100 kilowatts that are used to directly power a home, farm, or small business, and are not connected to the grid.
Is wind energy expensive?
Wind’s cost has declined by 65% over the last decade, with improved technology and U.S.-based manufacturing making it competitive with other energy sources and the cheapest source of new electricity in many parts of the country.
Does wind power impact birds and other wildlife?
Wind is a major climate change solution, which is the largest threat to many species and their habitats. Wind power is far less harmful to wildlife than traditional energy sources it displaces, including to birds and their critical habitats. Overall, wind causes less than 0.01% of all human-related bird deaths. Other causes include buildings (550 million), power lines (130 million), cars (80 million), pesticide poisoning, (67 million), and radio and cell towers (6.8 million).
Are there health and safety concerns with wind power?
Does it take more energy to make a wind turbine than the turbine will produce?
No. It’s a common myth that it takes more energy to manufacture and build a wind turbine than the turbine will produce. In reality, a typical wind turbine will repay its carbon footprint in less than six months, and it will generate emission-free electricity for the remainder of its 20 to 30 year lifespan.
Explore our wind power resources
Further Reading
Vision for Driving a Clean Energy Transformation
Reports
The Clean Air Benefits of Wind Energy
Whitepapers
Wind Turbines and Shadow Flicker: Facts and Proven Mitigation Strategies
Fact sheets
Join American Clean Power
Become a Member
Take a seat at the table as we discuss the most important policy decisions facing our industry, exchange information and best practices with other leaders, receive exclusive policy briefings and invitations to attend industry events, and gain access to proprietary industry data and tools that can help grow your business.
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By uniting the power of wind, solar, storage, and transmission companies and their allied industries, we enable the transformation of the U.S. power grid to a low-cost, reliable and renewable power system.
Wind power facts
Facts
Today, nearly 70,000 wind turbines across the country are generating clean, reliable power. Wind power capacity totals 139 GW, making it the fourth-largest source of electricity generation capacity in the country. This is enough wind power to serve the equivalent of 43 million American homes.
A Majority Renewables Future
Reports
This first-of-its-kind study details clean energy’s potential to unlock economic growth and achieve majority renewable electricity generation within the next decade.
Download
Statistics
120,000
In 2021, the U.S. wind industry supported more than 120,000 jobs across all 50 states.
25%
Wind energy provides a quarter of the electricity produced in eight states... and growing.
327M
Wind energy can avoid 327 million metric tons of CO2 emissions annually.
Wind is America’s largest source of renewable energy.
Benefits of Wind Power
Wind is the largest source of renewable electricity generation in the United States, providing 9.5% of the country’s electricity and growing.
Economic contributions
Wind has delivered $151 billion of investment in the last decade. In 2021 alone, the industry invested $20 billion in new projects.
Environmental benefits
Wind helps avoid 327 million metric tons of CO2 emissions annually—equivalent to 71 million cars’ worth of emissions.
Major employment sector
The industry employs more than 120,000 Americans across all 50 states, including nearly 24,000 wind manufacturing jobs at over 500 facilities.
Fast-growing jobs
Wind turbine technician is the second fastest growing job in the country, increasing by 68% over the next decade.
Employment for U.S. veterans
The U.S. wind industry employs America’s veterans at a rate 50% above the national average.
Stable tax revenue
Wind projects deliver an estimated $1.9 billion in state and local tax payments and land-lease payments each year.
How wind power works
The wind blows
Wind energy (or wind power) refers to the process of creating electricity using the wind or air flows that occur naturally in the earth’s atmosphere. Modern wind turbines capture kinetic energy from the wind to generate electricity. The first step is wind blowing across the blades of the turbine.
Answering your wind power questions
Frequently asked questions
How much wind is needed for a wind turbine to function?
A typical modern turbine will start to generate electricity when wind speeds reach six to nine miles per hour (mph), known as the cut-in speed. Turbines will shut down if the wind is blowing too hard (roughly 55 miles an hour) to prevent equipment damage. Over the course of a year, modern turbines can generate usable amounts of electricity over 90% of the time. For example, if the wind at a turbine reaches the cut-in speed of six to nine mph, the turbine will start generating electricity. As wind speeds increase, so does electricity production.
Is wind power reliable?
Wind energy only marginally increases total power system variability, as most changes in wind energy output are cancelled out by opposite changes in electricity demand or other sources of supply. A large power plant can shut down abruptly at any time, forcing operators to keep large quantities of fast-acting, expensive reserves ready 24/7. Wind changes tend to be gradual and predictable, making them far less costly to accommodate using less expensive, slower-acting reserves. When wind turbines are spread over large areas, their output becomes far more constant and even easier to accommodate. Additionally, modern wind plants can provide the same grid reliability services as conventional power plants, in many cases better than conventional plants, by using their sophisticated controls and power electronics.
What does the term capacity factor mean?
This measures the amount of electricity a wind turbine produces in a given time period (typically a year) relative to its maximum potential. For example, suppose the maximum theoretical output of a two megawatt wind turbine in a year is 17,520 megawatt-hours (two times 8,760 hours, the number of hours in a year). However, the turbine may only produce 7,884 megawatt-hours over the course of the year because the wind wasn’t always blowing hard enough to generate the maximum amount of electricity the turbine was capable of producing. In this case, the turbine has a 45% (7,884 divided by 17,520) capacity factor. This does not mean the turbine only generated electricity 45% of the time. Modern wind farms often have capacity factors greater than 40%, which is close to some types of coal or natural gas power plants.
How does wind energy get to you?
The turbines in a wind farm are connected so the electricity they generate can travel from the wind farm to the power grid. Once wind energy is on the main power grid, electric utilities or power operators will send the electricity to where people need it. Smaller transmission lines, called distribution lines, collect electricity generated at the wind project and transport it to larger “network” transmission lines, where the electricity can travel across long distances to the locations where it is needed. Finally, smaller distribution lines deliver electricity directly to your town, home, or business.
What are the different types of wind turbines?
Wind turbines come in many different sizes and configurations and are manufactured by a range of both domestic and international companies. There are generally speaking three main types of wind turbines: utility scale, offshore wind, and distributed, or “small” wind. The vast majority of turbines installed and energy generated by wind turbines is from utility scale wind turbines and a smaller but fast-growing proportion from offshore wind turbines. Utility scale wind turbines range in size from 100 kilowatts to several megawatts. Electricity is delivered to the power grid and distributed to the end user by electric utilities or power system operators. Offshore wind turbines are also utility scale wind turbines that are erected in large bodies of water, usually on the continental shelf. Offshore wind turbines are larger than land-based turbines and can generate more power. Distributed or “small” wind are single small wind turbines below 100 kilowatts that are used to directly power a home, farm, or small business, and are not connected to the grid.
Is wind energy expensive?
Wind’s cost has declined by 65% over the last decade, with improved technology and U.S.-based manufacturing making it competitive with other energy sources and the cheapest source of new electricity in many parts of the country.
Does wind power impact birds and other wildlife?
Wind is a major climate change solution, which is the largest threat to many species and their habitats. Wind power is far less harmful to wildlife than traditional energy sources it displaces, including to birds and their critical habitats. Overall, wind causes less than 0.01% of all human-related bird deaths. Other causes include buildings (550 million), power lines (130 million), cars (80 million), pesticide poisoning, (67 million), and radio and cell towers (6.8 million).
Are there health and safety concerns with wind power?
Does it take more energy to make a wind turbine than the turbine will produce?
No. It’s a common myth that it takes more energy to manufacture and build a wind turbine than the turbine will produce. In reality, a typical wind turbine will repay its carbon footprint in less than six months, and it will generate emission-free electricity for the remainder of its 20 to 30 year lifespan.
Explore our wind power resources
Further Reading
Vision for Driving a Clean Energy Transformation
Reports
The Clean Air Benefits of Wind Energy
Whitepapers
Wind Turbines and Shadow Flicker: Facts and Proven Mitigation Strategies
Fact sheets
Join American Clean Power
Become a Member
Take a seat at the table as we discuss the most important policy decisions facing our industry, exchange information and best practices with other leaders, receive exclusive policy briefings and invitations to attend industry events, and gain access to proprietary industry data and tools that can help grow your business.
Explore membership options
Stay informed
Take Action
Subscribe to American Clean Power and receive the latest renewable energy news, policy updates, and opportunities to get involved.
Email *
ACP
By uniting the power of wind, solar, storage, and transmission companies and their allied industries, we enable the transformation of the U.S. power grid to a low-cost, reliable and renewable power system.
How much of the above is true? I doubt the Bird Kill Data. For one thing, they are deducting power line kill
- their product!
20-30 year Life? What is the true break-down record?