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You really don't count on wind energy as capacity. It is different from other technologies because it can't be dispatched.
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Christine Real de Azua, assistant director of communitcations for the American Wind Energy Association, in 'CAL-ISO offers sobering wind assessment: It's growing but can't be relied on as capacity, Platts Power Markets Week 8/21/06
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- Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies position statement: Wind energy impacts on wildlife and wildlife habitat (April 18, 2008) [USA] in Documents
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- Zoning bylaws blow down application for residential wind turbine (October 11, 2008) [Canada] in News
- 'Sancton is not the place for turbines' (October 11, 2008) [UK] in News
- Wind firm eyes Oakfield, Rumford (October 11, 2008) [Maine] in News
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- Family resolute in its stance against wind farm (October 10, 2008) [Texas] in News
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- Former state rep allegedly misled wind turbine customers (October 9, 2008) [Massachusetts] in News
- Public needs to be active in wind energy issue (October 9, 2008) [New York] in Opinions
- Speed tests could determine wind farm plans (October 9, 2008) [UK] in News
- New wind turbine rules must be more specific (October 9, 2008) [Maryland] in Opinions
- Potential for wind farm explored in South Berwick (October 9, 2008) [Maine] in News
- Albany hearings most important in NYRI debate (October 7, 2008) [New York] in News
- Garrards continue push for turbine (October 9, 2008) [Indiana] in News
- Wind farms, prairie chickens can coexist (October 9, 2008) [Oklahoma] in Opinions
- Wind turbine application re-submitted (October 9, 2008) [UK] in News
- Richland County leaders talk wind turbines (October 9, 2008) [Ohio] in News
- Eaton Twp. receives permit application for wind park (October 9, 2008) [Pennsylvania] in News
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