Wind Power: Only When the Wind Blows and the Subsidies Flow
Wind turbines produce power only when the wind is blowing. But perhaps more importantly, wind production builds only when the subsidies are flowing. The wind… Read More
Why Wind Power Has Low Economic Value
Michael Goggin, manager of transmission policy at the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), posted a second response to my report “Wind Intermittency and the Production… Read More
Installing Windmills Doesn’t Make the Wind Blow
A tweet from the Department of Energy (DOE) gives a link to a DOE webpage highlighting a graph from, and giving a link to, a… Read More
The Second Coming of Cap and Trade?
The Obama Administration, at this sensitive time, is playing down its expansive regulatory agenda, but some insiders are predicting a new onslaught of costly rules—including… Read More
Flat-Earth Thinking on Gas Prices?
President Obama blasted oil-drilling advocates last week, equating their solution for high gas prices to people who didn’t believe the Earth is round. President Obama… Read More
Google to Back “Spine” That Could Transmit Wind Power
Google is coming to a (future) offshore wind farm near you. In an announcement Tuesday, the technology giant said it is joining with investment firm… Read More
Cape Wind Power: What’s Cost Got to Do with It?
After nearly a decade, the Cape Wind offshore project has a lease approval from the Department of Interior, but it is not quite up and… Read More
High and Hidden Costs: There is Nothing Free about the Wind
What was normally a peaceful, quiet way of life for residents of Vinalhaven, an island off the coast of Maine, suddenly became loud and unbearable… Read More
Energy Subsidies Prove Unsustainable
There is nothing like economic hardship to make a country step back and take a fresh look at its priorities. When faced with a need… Read More
Wind Mills: Not Spinning, Not Creating Jobs
The cold weather is creating a number of unintended consequences for new energy designs. First, snow accumulating on LED traffic light bulbs wouldn’t melt because… Read More
