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Re: NYS Wind Map (Gas Hits $3.15 in California) |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Sun Mar 20 12:14:50 2005, in response to Re: NYS Wind Map (Gas Hits $3.15 in California), posted by AlM on Sun Mar 20 11:56:26 2005. Saw the maps, but also understand what "average" means ... the HAPPY word is "sustained" ... meteorologically speaking. Windmills are WORTH their installation where the word is "sustained" ... upstate New York does not HAVE "sustained" ... just "average" ... once again, I'm not ARGUING with ya here, but let's get past the "hype" and into "reality" ... as an engineer, I deal with "can *I* plug INTO this and TRUST it" if I'm to buy into a concept ... MY standards of acceptance are a bit more rigid that academic types ... I have to COUNT on a source to embrace it commercially ... and "average" just don't cut it for a plan. I need "sustained" ...LOTS of places offer wind generation "sustained" ... SEA BREEZES being same ... upstate temperature gradients and "downflows" are too BRIEF in period to be "trusted" sources ... don't mind me, MY definitions of "electric reliability" are "EVERY hour, not just THIS one" ... I run a business, can't afford to go dark just because it's "lunchtime" ... :) |
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