Brendan McGrath, CEO of Gaelectric, said the opportunities represented by wind power developments must be recognised.
Texas has invested heavily in wind power but not at the expense of oil production.
Plans for a three-year wind power project on Jersey's offshore reefs have been approved.
But maybe he needs to come to Iowa to learn something about wind power.
All told, these installations accounted for about half of all wind power capacity installed in 2010.
It is saying that 50, 000 megawatts of wind power now exists in 39 states.
They seem to believe we can replace those dirty coal plants with solar and wind power.
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It would also drive up the cost of electricity, and make wind power more lucrative.
Most of it has been wind power, but wind is still small-scale and relatively expensive.
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China has targeted procurement policies for clean energy, and a variable feed-in tariff for wind power.
Most industries would kill for growth like what solar and wind power showed last year.
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The Economist also points out that Texas is first in the nation in wind power growth.
If the "right place" for wind power is offshore, that will multiply the price.
The sceptic question arose because both men have spoken strongly against wind power.
As such wind velocity at a site determines the economics of wind power generation.
Neither solar nor wind power is competitive on its own with electricity from fossil fuel plants.
So wind power just does not make sense on any financial grounds at all.
Other energy sources, such as hydro power solar, and wind power are extremely safe.
Iberdrola Renewables is the second largest developer of wind power projects in the United States.
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New partnerships between Portuguese and American companies are leading the way in wind power.
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Wind power is growing fast around the world and America, especially Texas, is leading the movement.
And wind power, a noted energy fetish for the President, costs 75 percent more than coal.
According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, wind power prices have dropped more than 21% since 2010.
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But the intermittent nature of wind power can cause just that sort of variability.
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Wind power is taking on natural gas, which has risen in price in sympathy with oil.
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The energy storage system will produce hydrogen using excess power generated from renewable energy, primarily wind power.
British wind power company B9 recently tested a model of its planned 100-meter, 3, 000-ton carbon-neutral freighter.
Much of the journey is propelled by motor but there are opportunities to travel by wind power.
Taking the place of coal will be clean-burning natural gas and clean, green solar and wind power.
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