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Saturday, March 1, 2014

The Road To New England -- Not Quite "All Of The Above" When It Comes To Energy

Don noted the percent of a state's total energy needs provided by installed wind energy in that state.

Data comes from AWEA.

How is New England doing?
  • Maine: ranks 25th among US states; less than 6% of total energy needs provided by wind
  • New Hampshire: 30th among US states; less than 2% of total energy needs provided by wind
  • Vermont: ranks 34th among US states; less than 2% of total energy needs provided by wind
  • Massachusetts: ranks 35th among US states; less than 1% of total energy needs provided by wind
  • Connecticut: no data; goal to reach 23% by 2020
  • Rhode Island: ranks 39th among US states; less than 1% of total energy needs provided by wind
  • New York: ranks 12th among US states; only 2% of total energy needs provided by wind
  • Pennsylvania: ranks 15th among US states; only 1% of total energy needs provided by wind
Okay, so those are the liberals pushing renewables. How are the midwest states doing:
  • Iowa: ranks 3rd among US states; almost 25% of total energy needs provided by wind;
  • South Dakota: 18th among US states; almost 25% of total energy needs provided by wind;
  • North Dakota: 11th among US states; almost 15% of total energy needs provided by wind;
  • Minnesota: 7th among US states; about 14% of total energy needs provided by wind;
Knowing that solar and wind power raises the price of electricity, New England could be looking at high utility prices not only because a shortage of low-priced natural gas, but because of new costs incurred building out wind farms which will continue to provide more expensive electricity. 

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