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In Iowa, another view on how to solve wind's variability http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1364304731
A groundbreaking renewable energy study is on the agenda this week at an annual gathering of the wind power industry in Iowa.
The analysis, which was published in the Journal of Power Sources, challenges the common notion that wind and solar power need to be paired with fossil fuel or nuclear generators, so utilities can meet electricity demand when it's not windy or sunny.
The paper instead proposes building out a "seemingly excessive” amount of wind and solar generation capacity -- two to three times the grid's actual peak load. By spreading that generation across a wide enough geographic area, Rust Belt utilities could get virtually all of their electricity from renewables in 2030, at a cost comparable to today's prices, it says.
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