tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post115652181581818060..comments2024-03-07T02:00:01.582-05:00Comments on NEI Nuclear Notes: Public Citizen VA Renewables Report: Fails Reality CheckUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-1157126389554422782006-09-01T11:59:00.000-04:002006-09-01T11:59:00.000-04:00Well put, Brian.Another thing to consider is those...Well put, Brian.<BR/><BR/>Another thing to consider is those homes which employ passive solar efficiency - like mine will not fare as well.<BR/><BR/>For those who don't know how this works, here's a brief primer: homes are designed to have many windows facing south to help heat them during the winter, and are situated within a stand of deciduous trees that provide shade to those same windows in the summertime to help alleviate the cooling demands.<BR/><BR/>By optimizing the landscape for solar, the energy efficiency measures are nullified.<BR/><BR/>Siesta, anyone?Michael Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02122241511458626463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-1157114003808262412006-09-01T08:33:00.000-04:002006-09-01T08:33:00.000-04:00All of those who would like to shovel off their ro...All of those who would like to shovel off their roofs in addition to their driveways in the morning when it snows, please raise your hands.<BR/><BR/>It's funny how that aspect of solar electricity didn't make it into the fact sheet when Public Citizen talks about using all available residential and commercial roof space in Virginia. If you live there, that means your roof too, so get your shovel ready.Brian Mayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13962229896535398120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-1156767829726713542006-08-28T08:23:00.000-04:002006-08-28T08:23:00.000-04:00Great minds think alike Mike! I was working on a ...Great minds think alike Mike! I was working on a rebuttal to that same “Fact” sheet but you beat me to it. Did you notice that they are assuming a 33% capacity factor for wind? Even the <A HREF="http://www.awea.org" REL="nofollow">American Wind Energy Association</A> (AWEA) doesn’t assume anything that high! I couldn’t find a straight annual average, but using their numbers it seems the average capacity factor for wind farms in the US is about 28%. And the AWEA <A HREF="http://www.awea.org/pubs/factsheets/WindPowerTodayFinal.pdf" REL="nofollow"> clearly states</A> that “Under an aggressive growth scenario, perhaps 6% of the nation’s electricity could be supplied by wind power by 2020.” I’m all for the aggressive strategy to develop wind, but obviously even the wind industry’s best experts agree that it will not replace significant amounts of baseload power anytime soon.Lisa Stileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480286991581391638noreply@blogger.com