Wind Energy Costs Decline Despite Transmission Obstacles
February 21, 2011 at 17:06 PM EST
Wind energy may be catching its second wind lately. How’s that for a pun? The cost of generating electricity from wind is now close to the cost of coal-fired generation. That’s good to know for utilities planning capital outlays. That study only pertains to onshore developments, which can sometimes be sidelined by NIMBY objections (noise, ruined [...]