Delaware wind farm generates backing (offshore, 4000 MW potential)

[jpak]

http://www.delmarvanow.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060910/NEWS01/609100302/1002

MILLSBORO -- The idea of supplementing Delaware's energy supply with an off-shore wind farm is gaining popularity among experts, politicians and residents.

"We think it's very attractive, not just feasible," said Dr. Willett Kempton, a University of Delaware professor at the College of Marine and Earth Studies in Lewes. "It could be an export industry."

From research, Kempton concluded that there is enough wind for a wind farm that could generate up to 4,000 megawatts of power each year. Wind power's most obvious benefit is that it's a nonpolluting, renewable resource.

"You pay all the money up front, then you have no fuel costs," Kempton said.

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[JohnWxy]

1. No escalating fuel costs is finally starting to get people's attention.

"You pay all the money up front, then you have no fuel costs," Kempton said.

Power plants based on fossil fuels like oil, natural gas and coal need to pay for the fuel as well as transportation costs. Wind power is also much cleaner than fossil fuel-based plants.

In addition, a large wind farm would generate more electricity than Delaware needs and excess energy could be sold to neighboring states, Kempton said.
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Wind power is the cheapest source of power available today and will keep getting even cheaper (relatively speaking) in the future!