Wind break
Filed Under (Global Warming) by Don C on 28-02-2008
Up until now I thought wind energy was spotty at best with too many drawbacks to be a significant player in the broad energy market. Evidently I have been laboring under some misconceptions because apparently many are already dependent on wind energy:
Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) said a decline in wind energy production in west Texas occurred at the same time evening electric demand was building as colder temperatures moved into the state.
The grid operator went directly to the second stage of an emergency plan at 6:41 PM CST (0041 GMT), ERCOT said in a statement. (Link)
That seems significant to me.
