Wind Powers School in Iowa
March 23, 2011
This rural school district is an energy producer, and earns $120,000. annually doing it.
What would the impact be, if this were applied to rural schools and small communities across the country?
This is another example of how renewable energy systems, and distributed, smart grid solutions, can empower small communities, small businesses, and even individuals – see below–
Graph of the Day: US Wind Resources
March 22, 2011
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How much is there? More than we thought.
According to Dennis Elliott, NREL’s (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) principal scientist in wind resource assessment, “areas with gross capacity factor of 30% and greater are generally considered to have suitable wind resource for wind development with today’s advanced wind turbine technology. The new estimates for 80-m height and capacity factor of 30% and greater indicate about 10,500 gigawatts (GW) developable potential in the contiguous United States, compared to previous estimates of 7,000 to 8,000 GW for 50-m height and power Class 3 and greater.”
How much is that?
Well, a very large nuclear reactor might put out one gigawatt.
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