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U.S. wind power growing fast but still lags

CNET NEWS -- Wind-generated electricity is growing rapidly in the United States but the pace still lags far behind that in China, the organizer of an industry conference in North Carolina said.

"With the right policies in place, we can see explosive growth...It's a global footrace," said Jeff Anthony, business development director of the American Wind Energy Association.

Although the United States has the largest amount of installed wind power capacity in the world, the wind power industry is "fighting to get on a level playing field" with other government-subsidized power providers, Anthony told a conference of parts manufacturers, suppliers, wind project developers, and economic development officers from around the southeastern United States.

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Gary65 Champion Author Toronto Posts:1,395 Points:431,835 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2010 2:27:20 AM Ignore Gary65 Report Abuse I think Solar homes is the most logical way to go. Wind Farms cause big problems for bats and the pollution their concrete bases will cause down the road etc.
LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:2,800 Points:426,245 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 21, 2010 11:27:12 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse gasokie from OK... You have posted similar sentiments on other alternative energy threads, and frankly you need to take some responsibility for your negativity if you are not posting for points! It is a no-brainer to Google PSO or OGE to determine if the Wind energy project proposed would be to your benefit. If the project is not in your state, then Google that state's utility and do the Math yourself to determine if it is cost beneficial. Then you will have substantive information...good or bad...to bring back to the respective thread. Don't expect to be spoon-fed all the information, most news sources expect you to do some of the work too.
ENORMS Champion Author Colorado Posts:1,973 Points:662,925 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Mar 21, 2010 6:46:03 PM Ignore ENORMS Report Abuse The transmission lines from wind farms are whats lagging.
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:3,787 Points:631,010 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 21, 2010 2:09:45 AM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse ifallsguy has the right idea and the right info. Thank you! If you have a windy home site, the Honeywell system may be the way to go. Much more should be done right at home, office, and business sites to eliminate the need for additional new and expensive transmission lines and all the energy lose that is incurred. Go solar, wind, geothermal, and fuel cell. It's the future.
Night Owl Champion Author Toronto Posts:2,540 Points:797,415 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 9:51:21 PM Ignore Night Owl Report Abuse Good news. We need to be using more alternative sources of energy. OPEC and the greedy oil speculators are already too rich.
eversoQ Rookie Author Boston Posts:1 Points:1,695 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 6:49:00 PM Ignore eversoQ Report Abuse Good to hear we're catching up. Sad to hear that as advanced as our country is, we are still lagging at the pace of a 3rd world country.
gasokie Veteran Author Oklahoma Posts:481 Points:546,785 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 6:04:46 PM Ignore gasokie Report Abuse Wind power is a phony savings issue. The public deserves facts as to cost and benefits.
orestroker All-Star Author Portland Posts:618 Points:677,780 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 5:23:17 PM Ignore orestroker Report Abuse We will never know the real cost until it can stand on its own cost to produce and market.
regasaz All-Star Author Phoenix Posts:977 Points:311,710 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 4:20:44 PM Ignore regasaz Report Abuse If this was a great idea they wouldn't be worried about the "govenrment-subsidized power providers. Why are we subsidizing them in the first place?
ops3 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,229 Points:737,025 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 4:19:35 PM Ignore ops3 Report Abuse Did you notice that wind power in the US only took off when that giant corporation General Electric got into the business and developed the sizable segment of the industry; with grants, stimulus, tax breaks etc.; money talks; money makes money!!!
PDQBlues Champion Author San Diego Posts:2,099 Points:466,725 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 3:58:12 PM Ignore PDQBlues Report Abuse Good to know about the growth in US alternative energy.
LanguageMan1 Champion Author Tampa Posts:5,753 Points:656,895 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 3:56:42 PM Ignore LanguageMan1 Report Abuse I know US wind power lags and is growing, and we'll still not do enough with it, or for that matter with tidal, hydrogen, nuclear, natural gas, methane, etc. Not even with drilling for more oil here at home, which we still need to do.
CPGas1815 Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,499 Points:212,970 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 3:53:43 PM Ignore CPGas1815 Report Abuse Much more needs to be done to harness the many forces of nature before we can even begin to realize an energy independence. Every year, BILLIONS of our dollars are being lost to the Global Oil Empire of producers, refiners, distributors, traders, speculators, and local gas station. Our elected leaders in Congress has done nothing to ease or pain. Rather, the largesses doled out by the corrupt and contemptable oil industry to those who have the sworn obligation to legislate in the best interests of their constitiuents are instead only serving the special interests of those that stuffed their pockets with millions of ill begotten gains. "Big Oil" is waging a war against gasoline consumers who have no other choice but to pay the piper. These economic terrorists are hell bent on stealing every penny from our already near empty pockets.
TAT36 Champion Author Florida Posts:1,608 Points:306,860 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 3:46:41 PM Ignore TAT36 Report Abuse A letter to the editor in our local paper this morning warned about the evils of wind power on the sea shore. It seems it will change the beaches so sea life will not be able to survive as we know it. So even if it would help our dependency on (foreign) oil it would be bad as far as some people are concerned.
badbonita Champion Author Syracuse Posts:1,007 Points:337,765 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 3:23:14 PM Ignore badbonita Report Abuse There are so many places that wind turbines - especially smaller ones - can be utilized. The most amusing one I recently saw were vertical ones on top of some parking lot lights at a mall.
Cruiser340 Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:7,292 Points:1,778,410 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 3:21:32 PM Ignore Cruiser340 Report Abuse are they going to start putting wind generators on cars? Produce your own power by driving down the road.
SpruceGuse2 Champion Author Michigan Posts:4,703 Points:1,455,040 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 3:16:53 PM Ignore SpruceGuse2 Report Abuse Now make it feezable for cars...........
Patch44 Champion Author Buffalo Posts:3,618 Points:872,035 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 3:15:47 PM Ignore Patch44 Report Abuse Id rather see some slow growth than no growth at all.
rimpyCA Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:1,470 Points:305,495 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 3:12:38 PM Ignore rimpyCA Report Abuse really
computernut2008 Champion Author Ohio Posts:1,480 Points:364,495 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 3:08:35 PM Ignore computernut2008 Report Abuse Who wants this crap
skybiker Champion Author South Carolina Posts:3,187 Points:628,660 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 2:29:59 PM Ignore skybiker Report Abuse Gold bucket for Greenies this is.....We will pay...
cpl11787 All-Star Author Minnesota Posts:630 Points:123,275 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 2:19:05 PM Ignore cpl11787 Report Abuse I see some of those all the time.
nigelb Champion Author Virginia Posts:3,290 Points:500,925 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 2:14:24 PM Ignore nigelb Report Abuse We need to make this a priority before China beats us in yet another industry. Europe also has a lead on wind turbine usage and the UK has the most off shore wind turbines in the world.
DellDude2 Champion Author Nashville Posts:3,799 Points:1,114,060 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 2:11:18 PM Ignore DellDude2 Report Abuse Great one, pdcarver! Just what I was thinking.
jcurley Champion Author California Posts:3,250 Points:802,155 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 2:05:04 PM Ignore jcurley Report Abuse Forget what China is doing. This is not a race. We need to do what is right for our country. The wind may not be blowing around your house right now, but there are other places where it is. Also, there are places where the wind is blowing basically non-stop. Build them here, install them here, now! (Trade mark!) (My version of the drill here, drill now chant.) Ditto for Solar.
pulpwood Champion Author Mississippi Posts:3,898 Points:1,157,820 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 2:01:15 PM Ignore pulpwood Report Abuse They Dutch have been using the free power for a long time!
hybridaholic Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:3,153 Points:555,985 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 2:00:31 PM Ignore hybridaholic Report Abuse Wind farms (100+ turbines) are going up all over the place in Wisconsin
Dennisjk Champion Author Detroit Posts:2,517 Points:1,008,260 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 1:59:40 PM Ignore Dennisjk Report Abuse The wind is fine...... as long as it's blowing.
Tamas2evil Champion Author Maryland Posts:4,222 Points:753,600 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 1:59:08 PM Ignore Tamas2evil Report Abuse The made a man take is wind mill down... that is why it is lagging the governments are a pain, whether it is local, state or federal.
AnObserver Champion Author New Jersey Posts:4,109 Points:1,386,945 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 1:58:13 PM Ignore AnObserver Report Abuse I thought that T Boone Pickens had a greay ideas to build wind farms on the great plains - it still may happen but not as soon as it could have
bobmcl2006 Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:8,739 Points:1,355,105 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 1:55:52 PM Ignore bobmcl2006 Report Abuse The front page of the April Popular Science pictures the next gen wind turbine with now a direct drive generator. GE is getting into the race for offshore units.
LoneGuy Champion Author Lansing Posts:3,451 Points:1,323,475 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 1:45:53 PM Ignore LoneGuy Report Abuse I wonder how much bang for our buck we get from wind. I think allowing the oil companies to explore on our coastal shelves without giving them subsidies will get us a lot more energy and a close less damage to the ecology than what China and Russia will do on our coastal areas.
spunky4443 Champion Author Washington Posts:3,866 Points:1,019,910 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 1:42:38 PM Ignore spunky4443 Report Abuse Would be nice if there was more.
TBONE3 Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:3,698 Points:967,020 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 1:40:44 PM Ignore TBONE3 Report Abuse Harness some of the wind in Congress and we will not need much from Mother Nature.
PADI Champion Author Ontario Posts:1,232 Points:489,150 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 1:35:53 PM Ignore PADI Report Abuse I believe wind and solar power are the way of the future.
Road-Runner Champion Author Denver Posts:3,504 Points:1,198,730 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 1:32:06 PM Ignore Road-Runner Report Abuse That's nice. A plague upon the landscape. Most likely it will be the taxpayers who get to clear and clean up the mess after these cement and steel towers have been FULLY DEPRECIATED FOR TAXES by the investors. Still haven't heard anything at all from politicians about forcing the investors to foot the bill, and probably we never will.
Vette1967 Champion Author Albany Posts:1,242 Points:292,375 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 1:31:44 PM Ignore Vette1967 Report Abuse We need to go forward with more wind and solar power.
JoeKR Champion Author New Jersey Posts:4,812 Points:1,083,790 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 1:28:05 PM Ignore JoeKR Report Abuse It's a viable component of our energy equation but, like all others, we can't just assume it's the right answer in every situation.
TXGasPriceSpy Champion Author Fort Worth Posts:2,490 Points:465,895 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 1:27:53 PM Ignore TXGasPriceSpy Report Abuse Wind and solar power are the best.
pdcarver Champion Author San Diego Posts:1,284 Points:245,395 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 1:26:51 PM Ignore pdcarver Report Abuse more government interference needed please.
jd2009 Champion Author Honolulu Posts:1,682 Points:523,505 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 1:23:28 PM Ignore jd2009 Report Abuse There's alot of wind in Washington DC
thriftymeCA Sophomore Author Oakland Posts:127 Points:31,075 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 1:19:52 PM Ignore thriftymeCA Report Abuse It's not just for government in Washington, but environmentalists delaying development.
Hunter114 Champion Author Chicago Posts:2,803 Points:452,770 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 1:15:30 PM Ignore Hunter114 Report Abuse This lag in wind power development is due largely in part to Senators and congressmen in blue states who don't want it in their districts.
CaliberMan71 Veteran Author Ohio Posts:351 Points:109,040 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 1:14:32 PM Ignore CaliberMan71 Report Abuse Start making solar and wind more available and affordable to the American consumers.
Metro Man Champion Author Flint Posts:1,827 Points:1,016,070 Joined:Sep 2003	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 1:11:46 PM Ignore Metro Man Report Abuse Use Pelosi, she generates wind plus she is full of hot air.
Greg6901 All-Star Author Oakland Posts:574 Points:185,070 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 1:09:39 PM Ignore Greg6901 Report Abuse Micro-power stations would be a good idea.
tco0102 Champion Author Charleston Posts:3,626 Points:938,685 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 1:08:50 PM Ignore tco0102 Report Abuse Its free and its clean..
BEngr Champion Author Illinois Posts:1,527 Points:575,705 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 1:06:28 PM Ignore BEngr Report Abuse The U.S. is making progress but we need to continue promoting more use windmills. I have alway been fascinated by windmills and can remember when almost every farmhouse had one. They are awesome looking when you can see the blades turning on the horizon. I haven't been up close enough to hear if the blades made a noise, but anyone living next to an airport or an Interstate highway would gladly trade for the noise of a windmill.
Dipstick1 Champion Author Amarillo Posts:4,929 Points:1,437,215 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 1:06:07 PM Ignore Dipstick1 Report Abuse Plenty of wind. Especially in Washington.
PithyOpiner Champion Author Stockton Posts:6,518 Points:673,305 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 12:50:57 PM Ignore PithyOpiner Report Abuse He's right. We all need a little one in our backyards or on our houses.