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Add Wind Power to Grid to Save Billions and Reduce Climate Chaos
2013-05-10 19:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Adding more wind power to the grid in the PJM region--Mid-Atlantic power pool consisting of 13 states and Washington, DC--can lower gas and coal consumption and reduce regional wholesale energy market prices, saving nearly $7 billion per year by the mid-2020s, according to a new study conducted by Synapse Energy Economics on behalf of Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG). The report found that doubling the wind generation already planned in the region would lower fuel costs and drive down...
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