August 18, 2006

US Wind Generated Electricity Passes 10 Gigawatts

By my math, 10 gigawatts is enough to power approximately 8.26 DeLoreans:

U.S. wind energy installations now exceed 10,000 megawatts (MW) in generating capacity, and produce enough electricity on a typical day to power the equivalent of over 2.5 million homes, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) announced today. A megawatt of wind power generates enough to serve 250 to 300 average homes. . . .

Saving fuel: Today’s 10,000 MW of wind power saves about 0.6 billion cubic feet per day (bcf/day), or about 3.5% of the natural gas used nationwide to generate electricity.

Heavy.

By Ragnar Danneskjold, Typical Bitter Gun-Clinger at 07:05 PM | |