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Investments in and development of wind power in the US are very unevenly distributed. That is shown in four animated maps at Vox in their article, the stunningly lopsided growth of wind power in the US, in 4 maps. They explore why a huge swath of the country has almost no wind turbines at all.
[...] The major driver to invest in wind in many states is renewable portfolio standards, which mandate a minimum amount of electricity to come from renewable sources, like hydroelectric, wind, solar, and geothermal power plants. While federal incentives like the production tax credit, which benefits wind energy installations, apply across the country, state-level programs make a major difference on the ground.
“The states that have stronger RPSs are the places where you see renewables being deployed more actively,” said Ian Baring-Gould, a technology deployment manager at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. “In places that don’t have RPSs, the utilities don’t have as much motivation to develop renewables.”
Take a wild guess which states don’t have RPSs
Wind speeds are not even around the country, so turbine distribution is not expected to be either. However, there is a long way to go before the turbine distribution reaches parity with the potential.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 06 2018, @11:20PM (2 children)
Why think of the future when you can get short term profits today?
I mean kids are smart. They'll figure out how to clean up the world. until then lets put money into making even bigger SUVs so we have more reason to pump more fuel out of the ground. JOBS!
The wind and sun are like communist hippies or something because that shit is free.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by requerdanos on Sunday May 06 2018, @11:26PM
The pennies in most any wishing well are free also, but few fortunes are made by haphazard collectors. You have to be systematic.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 07 2018, @12:27AM
There was a time when those were kinda common. [google.com]
...and they're making a comeback. [realtor.com]
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WRT TFA, I agree with requerdanos (below).
It's very clickbaity.
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