Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Wind Energy is Expensive

Wind Energy is Expensive

Wind turbine facilities receive subsidies equivalent to about 50% of the capital cost. Wind facilities on New England ridge lines are expensive to build, $2,500 - $2,800 per kW, and their O&M is about twice that of a  wind turbine on the Great Plains, such as in Kansas, which has the additional benefit of much better winds than New England.  

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