It is absolutely wrong to say that wind power requires an equal amount of backup electricity generating capacity for use when the wind is not blowing. This is a 'common sense' way of thinking that unfortunately is not based on any understanding of electricity grids. First of all, even in a relatively small country like the UK it is highly unlikely that the wind will stop blowing across the whole country at the same time. In a large country like the USA it is even more unlikely. Electricity is transported by the national grid from where it is generated to where …
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