Reduction of Fossil Fuel Generation of Power in New England. - Citizens' Task Force on Wind Power - Maine2024-03-28T20:02:43Zhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/forum/topics/reduction-of-fossil-fuel-generation-of-power-in-new-england?feed=yes&xn_auth=noThe big reduction in the past…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-07-03:4401701:Comment:400612012-07-03T13:29:34.092ZWillem Posthttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/WillemPost
<p>The big reduction in the past few years has been due to the Great Recession and some efficiency efforts by people changing light bulbs and sealing doors and windows.</p>
<p>Annual wind energy in NE is about 0.6% of the total consumption, PV solar energy is less than a tenth of wind energy.</p>
<p>To date, in New England, NO plants of any kind have been shut down due to RE generation; the RE folks tried to shut down Vermont Yankee, a low-cost (less than 5 c/kWh), nearly-CO2-free, steady,…</p>
<p>The big reduction in the past few years has been due to the Great Recession and some efficiency efforts by people changing light bulbs and sealing doors and windows.</p>
<p>Annual wind energy in NE is about 0.6% of the total consumption, PV solar energy is less than a tenth of wind energy.</p>
<p>To date, in New England, NO plants of any kind have been shut down due to RE generation; the RE folks tried to shut down Vermont Yankee, a low-cost (less than 5 c/kWh), nearly-CO2-free, steady, 24/7/365, 100% dispatachable, fully-paid-for energy producer, but were not successful.</p>