U.S. Becomes Top Wind Producer, Solar Next

With all the hot air being produced by politicians, celebrities and special interest groups, of course there'll be more than enough wind to produce that much energy.

Yes, but all the gloom forecasted by some in the political and economic arenas will no doubt obscure the sun, making the panels useless.

So it's a wash, electricity-wise.

The energy contract that is funding this currently came during a Bush administration--Obama has been predicted (API article a week after the inauguration)to cut all new alternative energy spending due to the economic woes we are enduring. I also heard, second hand, that there is new emphasis on clean coal.

Only time will tell, though.

Skip the solar cells. Set up the windmills in Washington D.C. Plenty of hot air blowing around there.

Even though the capacity is 25 gigawatts the reality is that they will be lucky to actually produce 10 usable gigawatts because of normal low wind times. Some of that will be waste because of the storage problems. Wind generators produce power when the wind blows not always at peak usage times when it is needed. How do you store wind power produced off peak?

Oregon is saying now that it is the leading producer of solar cells world wide. Of course that info comes from politicians.