Exploiting Wind Versus Coal
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Today, the direct and health and environmental costs of wind energy are less than are those of coal energy. The United States could displace 10% of coal energy at no net federal cost by spending 3 to 4% of 1 year9s budget on 36,000 to 40,000 large wind turbines and selling the electricity over 20 years. The authors of
this Policy Forum
recommend replacing 59% of coal energy with energy from 214,000 to 236,000 turbines, which would allow the United States to meet Kyoto Protocol greenhouse gas targets as of 1999 and simultaneously to improve health, acid deposition, smog, and visibility problems associated with coal.
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