tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25995363.post5635762438585246582..comments2023-06-20T01:49:29.525-07:00Comments on Blogging About the Unthinkable: 20% Wind By 2030?Sovietologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099598091505738702noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25995363.post-51556531182499549572008-05-14T21:03:00.000-07:002008-05-14T21:03:00.000-07:00Massive wind is justified only when it can be link...Massive wind is justified only when it can be linked to reservoir hydro, and only where it can serve to maintain water inventory.<BR/><BR/>Hydro Quebec has plans for a large wind plant in La Haute-Côte-Nord, a region with nothing but rocks and wind on the northern shore of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. It is near the transmission network for the Churchill Falls complex and would aid in reservoir management, as this has become a growing issue as weather patterns have changed such that precipitation has not replenished the water used as regularly as in the past.DV8 2XLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14595060432772287143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25995363.post-6098703551000672052008-05-14T07:51:00.000-07:002008-05-14T07:51:00.000-07:00Great post. The DOE study doesn't make sense to me...Great post. The DOE study doesn't make sense to me. If we still have to build the same amount of capacity for load-serving purposes, why build any wind at all? Why would the country spend an extra trillion dollars when it doesn't have to?David Bradishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02439638522932781068noreply@blogger.com