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Transmission line loss

The transmission and distribution grid system within the United States loses approximately 7.2% of the energy to resistance. Given 500,000 MW of energy available on the U.S. grid system, up to 36,000 MW may be lost, representing nearly 3x the installed capacity of wind in the country. If wind facilities are built far from load centers and the energy delivered via an extensive transmission network, it's reasonable to ask how much of this energy actually reaches its destination.

World largest wind turbine (6 MW) http://www.windaction.org/articles/13943 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 23:44:29 GMT The world’s largest wind turbine, the Enercon E-126. The turbine has a rotor blade width of 126 meters (413 feet). This new turbine is officially rated at 6 megawatts but is expected to produce at 7 megawatts. http://www.windaction.org/articles/13943 Skystream 3.7 wind turbine http://www.windaction.org/articles/11758 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:23:59 GMT Unitil's wind turbine sits atop pole near Hampton Beach, NH. http://www.windaction.org/articles/11758 Skystream 3.7 wind turbine http://www.windaction.org/articles/5301 Sat, 23 Sep 2006 13:28:23 GMT average output of 1.8 kilowatts and a height of 35 feet http://www.windaction.org/articles/5301 How Wind Turbines Work http://www.windaction.org/articles/5154 Sun, 17 Sep 2006 11:37:49 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/5154 Off-shore 5M Wind Turbine http://www.windaction.org/articles/4793 Fri, 01 Sep 2006 11:12:31 GMT The offshore wind turbine REpower 5M (rotor diameter: 126 m) after its successful erection in the Scottish North Sea http://www.windaction.org/articles/4793 Floating Wind Turbines Concept http://www.windaction.org/articles/4788 Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:50:19 GMT Among three designs for floating giant wind turbines in the deep ocean, MIT research is focusing on the tension leg platform (center), a system that oil companies use for deep-water rigs. Image courtesy / National Renewable Energy Laboratory http://www.windaction.org/articles/4788 Underwater Turbine http://www.windaction.org/articles/4244 Thu, 03 Aug 2006 11:30:54 GMT A turbine being lowered into the East River for testing in 2004. A $1.5 million sonar system is planned to monitor effects on fish populations. http://www.windaction.org/articles/4244 RE Power's 5.0 megawatt wind turbine http://www.windaction.org/articles/3963 Sat, 15 Jul 2006 14:00:04 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/3963 Three Different Designs for Floating Wind Turbines http://www.windaction.org/articles/2942 Wed, 10 May 2006 15:10:57 GMT Three different designs for floating wind turbines. The following link is the the article in which this appeared:http://www.windwatch.org/news/2938 http://www.windaction.org/articles/2942 New GE Wind Turbine-Scale http://www.windaction.org/articles/2941 Wed, 10 May 2006 15:08:12 GMT Wind turbines compared with the Washington Monument in Washington DC. The new GE turbine would be shorter but have a larger rotor diameter (140 meters) than an experimental five-megawatt turbine. The following link is to the article in which this appeared:http://www.windaction.org/news/2938 http://www.windaction.org/articles/2941 Wind Turbine Size (5) http://www.windaction.org/articles/764 Sat, 03 Dec 2005 15:08:54 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/764 Wind Turbine In Transit http://www.windaction.org/articles/829 Thu, 01 Sep 2005 04:00:00 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/829 Turbine Turbine Size (4) http://www.windaction.org/articles/589 Sat, 01 Jan 2005 05:00:00 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/589 Wind Turbine Size (1) vs Boeing 747 http://www.windaction.org/articles/370 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:33:25 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/370 Vesta 100 meter Turbine http://www.windaction.org/articles/462 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:33:25 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/462 Vestas 1.5-MW model, Tjaereborg test site, western Denmark http://www.windaction.org/articles/515 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:33:25 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/515 Repower 5-MW model prototype http://www.windaction.org/articles/516 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:33:25 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/516 GE 3.6 MW Model Barrax, Spain http://www.windaction.org/articles/487 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/487 Wind Energy's Shadow: Turbines Drag Down Power Potential http://www.windaction.org/articles/38371 Thu, 16 May 2013 21:02:12 GMT In several recent published studies, Adams and other researchers have explored the issue of turbines stealing energy from the wind, creating drag or a "wind shadow" of air slowed by the spinning blades. Each turbine added to a particular landscape captures less energy. "You reach a point that if you add any more turbines, you get no more energy," Adams said. http://www.windaction.org/articles/38371