American Wind Energy Association “predicts huge growth”

The Union of Concerned Scientists estimates that a 20 percent renewable energy requirement by 2020 would generate 355,000 new jobs and save consumers $49.1 billion on their electricity and natural gas bills, according to The PEW Environmental Group.

Renewable energy is expected to generate 16 gigawatts per year by 2020. One wind turbine equals 1.5 megawatts and 1 megawatt is one-one thousandth of a gigawatt.

The American Wind Energy Association “predicts huge growth” based largely on those figures. “There are several wind farms planned (in West Virginia and?Pennsylvania). Building the stuff near where you’re going to use it” is common sense.

North Carolina State Senate Votes to Kill Wind Turbines

The North Carolina State Senate has voted overwhelmingly to ban large wind turbines from the state’s scenic western ridgelines.

The 42-1 vote on Thursday represents the strongest stand against wind turbines taken by lawmakers in any state. The bill would amend a 1983 “ridge law” to allow only turbines that are 100 feet or smaller to be placed on ridgelines above 3,000 feet. This effectively bars industrial-sized turbines — which can reach several hundred feet in height — from the windy mountaintops.
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North Carolina Moves to Limit Wind Projects - Green Inc. Blog ...

By By Kate Galbraith

In what may be the strongest stand against wind turbines by state lawmakers anywhere, the North Carolina Senate has voted overwhelmingly to ban large wind turbines from the state's scenic western ridgelines.

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www.windaction.org | North Carolina moves to limit wind projects

By Industrial Wind Action Group

The North Carolina Senate voted overwhelmingly to ban large turbines from the state's ridgelines. The North Carolina State Senate has voted overwhelmingly to ban large wind turbines from the state's scenic western ridgelines.

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