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March 1, 2013 Rethinking Wind’s Impact on Emissions and Cycling Costs EXCERPTS: Recent reports by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and others suggest that the emissions-reducing benefits of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar may have been overstated and the cost of cycling fossil-fueled plants underestimated. These findings may change how utilities and policymakers weigh the…