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Wind Energy and You
In a day and time when our dependency on fossil fuels is at an all time high and in particular foreign fossil fuels, it only makes sense for us to explore other options for electricity. One of the ways that we can begin to help our country lessen its dependency on fossil fuels is to begin using more clean energy or “green energy” like wind energy. In this article, we will talk about the ways that you can use wind energy to benefit you and at the same time, it will benefit your environment.
There are two ways that you can use wind energy to benefit you, the first way I will discuss is the stand-alone system.
A stand-alone system means that wind energy is your only source of power. When people use this type of system it is usually backed up by solar power. On days when there is not much wind, then the solar system will help to supplement the power that you require to run your home. The benefit to using the stand-alone system is two fold. One you are not using fossil fuels to power your home and two, you do not have an electric bill to contend with, buy using a stand alone system with wind energy being your primary source of power, you will be able to pay for your system in utility cost savings in a short period of time.
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Wind Energy
Wind energy is the usage of a wind turbine to catch the energy that is in the wind. This is a relatively common form of renewable energy. It produces less energy than geothermal only because there are much larger-scale geothermal plants and geothermal energy has a longer history. Wind energy systems are similar to solar power in that there are lots of residential and very small-scale areas that have person wind turbines. For example, in Denmark, the country with the largest proportion of wind energy to overall energy, almost all of the turbines are privately owned, rather than owned by private companies.
Wind energy has a huge potential, with a large enough industry. Theoretically, with maximum employment of all available resources, it is possible that North Dakota alone could supply more than a quarter of all United States energy demand. Texas, Montana, South Dakota, and Kansas have similar wind energy potential. Furthermore, there are already some countries that have vast portions of their energy needs met from wind sources, including Denmark, with 20% of their energy coming from wind. Worldwide, the United States Department of Energy predicts that various wind energy projects could supply up to fifteen times its current amount of energy, which means that it would account for about ten percent of the world’s energy usage.
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