Wind speeds fell dramatically in 2023, slowing turbines and decreasing renewable energy production across the United States even as billions of dollars were invested in building new wind power plants.
Wind turbines are seen on April 16, 2019, south of Kennewick, Wash. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday, May 23, 2024, rejected a recommendation to cut a proposal for what would be the state’s largest wind farm in half, giving …
Wind generation plunged 14% during the first half of 2023 compared to 2022, decreasing the amount of energy generated by the nation’s growing fleet of turbines. Wind turbines provided 10.2% of all U.S. electricity generation in 2023. Solar panels made up 3.9% and hydropower provided 5.7%.Wind and solar are rated as the least-reliable energy sources according to the Department of Energy, while nuclear, geothermal and natural gas are rated as the most reliable.
Texas-based ERCOT, which uses more wind generation in its power mix than anywhere else in the country, is at “elevated risk” of energy emergencies during extreme conditions this summer, partly due to wind generator performance, NERC officials said. “Thus, over the last two decades, the U.S. has spent more than $300 billion building 150 GW of wind capacity that has gobbled up massive amounts of land, garnered enormous opposition from rural Americans, and hasn’t gotten more efficient over time,” Mr. Bryce wrote on Substack.
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