Bringing in the wind
With a growing population and shifts from other forms of energy to electric power expanding electric utility loads, the potential for harnessing wind power is increasingly attractive. Early efforts to find acceptable energy-storage methods have given way to designs of wind-powered generators that will maximize overall power generation. Wind power research projects range from the already commercially available 200-kilovolt (kV) range to the 2,000-kV unit being tested in Boone, NC. Because economies of scale may not be applicable to wind systems, the recommended aproaches are for a large number of widely scattered windmills and for the construction of large arrays on energy farms. New concepts of utility rate structures will be needed to account for the advantages of integrating wind systems with other energy sources.
- Research Organization:
- R.W. Beck and Associates, Denver, CO
- OSTI ID:
- 5684480
- Journal Information:
- Public Power; (United States), Journal Name: Public Power; (United States) Vol. 37:5; ISSN PUPOA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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