July Average Wind Speed In Austin Was 5 MPH

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1. AndyW says:

   August 11, 2011 at 3:58 pm

   They should be using solar as well to compensate, then all bases are covered.

   You could use nuclear, but people do actually want to live within the state afterwards if there is an accident.

   Andy

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   • gator69 says:

     August 11, 2011 at 4:20 pm

     Soalr panels to power the windmills?

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   • Stark Dickflüssig says:

     August 11, 2011 at 4:56 pm

     You could use nuclear, but people do actually want to live within the state afterwards if there is an accident.

     Precisely why no-one lives in Hiroshima or Nagasaki even to this very day.
     & the area around Three Mile Island? http://bit.ly/DEATHZONE

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   • chris y says:

     August 11, 2011 at 5:44 pm

     Doesn’t work. But there is a simple solution that will work.
     People who demand wind and solar power should have their newly installed smart meter remotely connected and disconnected in synchrony with the wind and solar output. They become real-time source followers.
     Also, wind and solar demanders must pay all costs associated with the wind and solar power sources, in the form of a much higher price per kWhr.

     With more than 1/3 of the country pining for more wind and solar, there are plenty of people who should be more than willing to jack up their power bills to conform with their demands. As a bonus, they can enjoy the environmentally friendly reduction in power reliability from 99.9% down to about 20% – 25%, with multiple outages at random times of day and night. This will, of course, require rescinding penalties currently charged to utilities that have excessive outages. In fact, utilities should be allowed to charge an extra fee for this ‘feature’ Perhaps carbon offset certificates could be sold. Think of the CO2 emissions reductions.

     Come on, Andy, lead from the front!

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     • Grumpy Grampy ;) says:

       August 11, 2011 at 5:54 pm

       Chris:
       That would work for me! But then I think Nuclear is the way towards the future. I will admit to having lived within 100 miles of where a lot of above ground nuclear testing was done at the Nevada Test Site. Nuclear is just another form of energy but more environmentally friendly that any of the renewables. That includes Hydro as the storage basin needs to be quite large for sustainability during periods of drought.

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2. Grumpy Grampy ;) says:

   August 11, 2011 at 4:45 pm

   They could build wave power generators and when the sea level rises high enough they will be ready! It only needs to come up a tad over 500 ft! They could also use them during periods of flash flooding that they are known for!
   http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/watershed/floodplain_newmap.htm

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3. chris y says:

   August 11, 2011 at 5:59 pm

   Grumpy Grampy-

   I have no problem with nuclear power. I live within 100 miles of a nuclear plant.
   I was referring to using solar to back up wind as an unworkable solution.

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4. MostlyHarmless says:

   August 11, 2011 at 6:52 pm

   AndyW says: “They should be using solar as well to compensate, then all bases are covered”

   Are all bases covered at night?

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   • glacierman says:

     August 11, 2011 at 6:54 pm

     Yea, you just shine a spotlight (powered with coal) on the solar panel and sell the solar power back at 3 times the rate as the coal powered electricity. See, we have a constant source of cheap, renewable power.

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     • MostlyHarmless says:

       August 12, 2011 at 7:48 am

       And so clean and “sustainable” too!

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