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Group says wind energy will not meet Bush's objectives

The Manchester Journal|February 10, 2006
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National Wind Watch, Inc., an organization based in Rowe, Mass., dedicated to providing the facts about wind energy, welcomed President Bush's state-of-the-union call to become less reliant on foreign oil for America's energy needs. The organization agrees advances in technology are essential, but warns further appropriations for wind energy would be a distraction from Bush's defined energy objectives.


Cefn Croes Before View 2000Cefn Croes After: View 2004

Many miles of unspoiled Welsh countryside were disfigured to create the largest industrial site in Britain, all to 'save' annually less than a quarter of the CO2 emissions from a single jumbo jet. It is now one year since the 39 turbines were erected.  During the seven months March to September 2005, the average output from Cefn Croes was 24% (of installed capacity of 58.5 megawatts) or 14 megawatts.  Monthly outputs ranged from a high of 30% in May to a low of 14% in August. Above are before (2000) and after (2004) photos of Cefn Croes.

National Wind Watch president, David Roberson, stated, "Wind is not a reliable form of energy and, as such, cannot replace traditional modes of electricity generation. And industrial wind development …
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Cefn Croes Before View 2000Cefn Croes After: View 2004

Many miles of unspoiled Welsh countryside were disfigured to create the largest industrial site in Britain, all to 'save' annually less than a quarter of the CO2 emissions from a single jumbo jet. It is now one year since the 39 turbines were erected.  During the seven months March to September 2005, the average output from Cefn Croes was 24% (of installed capacity of 58.5 megawatts) or 14 megawatts.  Monthly outputs ranged from a high of 30% in May to a low of 14% in August. Above are before (2000) and after (2004) photos of Cefn Croes.

National Wind Watch president, David Roberson, stated, "Wind is not a reliable form of energy and, as such, cannot replace traditional modes of electricity generation. And industrial wind development will not meet the criteria outlined in Bush's 2006 Agenda," referring to the objectives of reducing fuel prices and US dependence on foreign oil.

"The simple fact is wind can do little to eliminate our need for foreign oil, because less than three percent of our oil consumption is used in electricity generation," Mr. Roberson noted.

He added that rural America is facing an onslaught of wind energy proposals that could result in thousands of industrial towers, many standing over 400-feet high, and thousands of miles of associated transmission lines. At best wind will deliver only small amounts of electricity at a high cost.

"In the face of rising energy prices, our federal, state, and local governments are grasping at wind energy as the solution to energy independence, but wind only increases both our economic and environmental costs," Roberson said. "The mission of National Wind Watch is to help educate communities and decision makers on the realities of wind."


Source:http://www.manchesterjournal.…

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