Wind Energy Gains Momentum in US
Wind energy has been in the news for quite some time now. The supporters gave a second huge blow to the critics after the federal government gave them an approval for the transmission line intended to serve the wind power sector.
WIND ENERGY SITUATION GAINS MOMENTUM:
The department of energy has used the Energy Policy Act (2005)’s mandated authority for the first time in the bid to enable cooperation between the public and the private sector regarding rejuvenated electricity transmission programs by joining a U.S. South slated line.
The development which was led by Clean Line Energy Partners will help bring about around 4 thousand megawatts of power solely generated by wind and able to be used in Texas and Oklahoma via a 705 mile power line. This would be able to cater to the needs of around 1.5 million homes in the radius.
The director of the Southern Wind Energy Association, Simon Mahan, expressed his excitement on the development and said, “High voltage direct current transmission projects that allow for the import of substantial quantities of low-cost wind power are an important component of the clean energy strategy for utilities in the Southeast.”
Data that was released this past week by the Energy department depicted that around 41 percent of all the electric generation capacity was accounted by the wind power. When we consider states, Oklahoma and Texas were among those that were at the top of the list with regards to the new installation.
The Oklahoma company Pelco and the Clean Line Energy Partners have reached an agreement of around 300 million dollars and they are all set to build the infrastructure that will be needed to use wind power as an electricity raw production material.
While this is good news, we will have to wait for some time to see how this situation develops.
