Wind power
- Wind power is the use of wind energy to generate electricity.
- Wind power is a sustainable, renewable energy source with a smaller impact on the environment than burning fossil fuels.
- Wind power is variable, so it needs energy storage or other dispatchable generation sources to provide a reliable supply of electricity.
- Land-based wind farms have a greater visual impact than offshore wind farms, but offshore wind farms have higher capacity factors and are generally more expensive.
- Wind power is one of the lowest-cost electricity sources per unit of energy produced.
- Wind power penetration is the fraction of energy produced by wind compared with the total generation.
- Wind power advocates argue that periods of low wind can be dealt with by restarting existing power stations or interlinking with HVDC.
- Wind power complements hydroelectricity well, and pumped-storage hydroelectricity can store energy developed by high-wind periods and release it when needed.
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