Yes, this has actually happened: wind generation falling to zero percent of the total generation.
May 18, approximately 200-350 megawatts of wind generation per hour, totaling about 1, 400 megawatt hours, were impacted.
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When that wind generation component increases, the temperatures of fossil-fueled boilers must be dropped to maintain demand-supply equality.
The loan will finance the Caithness Shepherds Flat project, an 845-megawatt wind generation facility located in eastern Oregon.
Onshore wind generation will be fully competitive with older conventional sources in 2016.
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Likewise, trying to build a link with wind generation, supplying power for turbines' down times, has not sparked much activity.
There is also a need to develop as yet absent resources including electricity through hydro electric generation or possible wind generation.
It is also in the process of constructing 404 megawatts of wind generation in 2012, which is still eligible for the current production tax credit.
The DECC figures showed that wind generation in Scotland was 8296 GWh, up 19% on 2011, and more than four times the level in 2006.
During that six hour period (from 11:00 PM to 6:00 AM), slightly less than 1, 000 megawatts per hour of wind generation, totaling about 5, 700 megawatt hours, were impacted.
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During that six hour period (from 11:00 PM to 6:00 AM), approximately 600 to 1, 200 megawatts per hour of wind generation, totaling about 5, 300 megawatt hours, were impacted.
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China's wind generation has increased by more than 100 percent per year since 2005 and 20 per cent of the power supply to the venues of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will come from wind generators, according to the official state agency, Xinhua.
So it may surprise the reader that as of December 2011 there were over 37, 000 Megawatts of additional wind generation capacity actively planned or under construction, and about 3, 500 MW of Solar, which will make about 20% of the total PJM capacity by 2018.
To ensure the reliability of the electric grid after that date, TXU is planning on building 1500 megawatts of wind generation and is considering building multiple nuclear facilities, though these would not come on line by 2015 at the earliest--too late to resolve the looming power shortage.
As such wind velocity at a site determines the economics of wind power generation.
Environmentalists also see potential for wind power generation along the coast, where windmills on islands could supply some big cities.
The company is continuing to pursue contracts in the offshore oil and gas industries - and also in wind power generation from offshore sites.
Over half of the states, including California, Nevada, New York, Washington and Wisconsin, offer financial aid to promote wind energy generation that can be used onsite.
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The little white dots you see on the ground as you are on final approach to Oakland Airport are megawatts of wind power generation in Altamont Pass.
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Jore believes they can leverage the CORE motor technology in a wind turbine power generation system at Boulder Wind Power in Colorado for residential and commercial deployments.
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Von Hoene says that wind power generation will continue to grow even without the credit, adding that his company still supports tax credits for other types of renewable generation that have not yet matured.
The website is designed chiefly for policy makers who want to see what issues their counterparts in other jurisdiction have tackled to promote wind energy generation, such as the pricing structures, said Heather Rhoads-Weaver, a market and policy consultant with eFormative Options, which led the initial design of the web tool.
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"We need to have instant-on sources of energy" like gas to balance loads from wind and solar generation.
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Grid storage is seen as helpful to smooth the sudden ups and downs in electricity supplies from wind and solar generation.
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Is wind the new generation that gets built, or is natural gas?
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Natural gas power plants can increase or decrease their production relatively quickly, and that ability could help to make up for any shortfall in wind or solar generation, which varies depending on weather conditions, in order to meet demand.
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We are now on pace to double renewable energy generation from wind and solar from the time the President took office.
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Then there's a small-technology approach: solar power, wind energy and distributed generation.
Chu has long been on record as a staunch advocate of reducing the nation's carbon emissions by vastly expanding generation from wind and solar power.
This is why we must continue investment in the education of the future, training the next generation of wind industry employees, small business entrepreneurs, and innovators.
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