Go with Wind, DOE Says. By David R. Baker, SFChron, May 13, 2008. "Windmills spinning over the Great Plains and along the coasts could supply 20% of U.S. electricity by the year 2030 and put a significant dent in greenhouse gas emissions, federal officials said Monday. Although wind farms now generate just 1% of the nation's electricity, a new report from the U.S. DOE found that wind power could play a far larger role in the future. It could supply roughly the same percentage of the nation's power as nuclear plants provide today. 'There are those who say it is marginal and always will be, and yet the statistics say otherwise,' said Andy Karsner, [of] DOE... 'First of all, it's doable, and second of all, it's desirable,' said Dan Arvizu... [of] the National Renewable Energy Laboratory." [For brief review of DOE's report, see Rich Sweeney's post at CommonTragedies.com.]
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