Germany's energy planners defy
notion of a wind limit
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Germany's energy planners defy
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Wind Power is expensive, as stated in the article. If I recall correctly, electrical power in Germany is 21 cents/Kwhr versus the 9 cents/Kwhr I pay Exelon in Chicago; and the 4 cents/Kwhr paid to utilities associated with Hydropower generation in the Northwest.
I might be willing to go slightly higher than the 9 cents/Kwhr for more "green" power (hydro as well as windpower), but I would never pay the 21 cents/Kwhr the people in Germany pay, or the 29 cents/Kwhr the people in Denmark pay for "green" power.
Posted by David M. Clemen | April 2, 2008 10:42 PM
Posted on April 2, 2008 22:42
Windpower is an expensive "renewable" form of energy, as referred to in the article. If I recall correctly, the electric utility rates in Germany are approx. 21 cents/Kwhr; which far exceeds the 9 cents/Kwhr that I pay. And this is OK, as long as everyone (meaning the average consumer) is aware of exactly how much he is paying for a "renewable" source of energy, and is willing to pay that extra amount.
Posted by David M. Clemen | April 3, 2008 3:22 PM
Posted on April 3, 2008 15:22