The advantages of using alternative energies


This Energy's a Breeze

In 2005, the wind energy industry of thethe vast energy of the wind.This phenomenal
United States exceeded all earlier annualgrowth in construction of wind energy
records for installed capacity. Last year thefacilitators comes as customers face gas and
wind energy industry installed almost 2500electric hikes of great proportion due to
megawatts of new equipment to generate windincreasing gas prices brought on primarily by
power worth more than $3 billion. AccordingHurricane Katrina and other natural
to the American Wind Energy Association,disasters.
these were installed in 22 different states.
In 2006, expected wind energy installationsFuel prices went as high as $15 per thousand
are predicted to top 3000 megawatts.The finalcubic foot as compared with last year's $5-$7
2431 megawatt wind energy total exceeded 2004averages.Wind power, and its ability to
by more than 35 percent, which gave the U.S.generate energy without the use of fossil
a wind energy capacity of 9149 megawattsfuel, is now being realized as a hedge
total. Now commercial wind turbine commercialagainst these rising fuel energy costs. Wind
equipment products have been installed in 30energy production is not affected by fuel
states.The wind energy installations that thecosts and thus very attractive right
U.S. now has will be able to delivernow.Interesting nuclear energy reports
electricity equal to the needs of 2.3 millioninclude the fact that California leads the
U.S. households. The second advantage of thisU.S. pack with the highest number of wind
wind energy is that it displaces carbonenergy facilities, although Texas isn't far
dioxide emissions totaling 15 million tonsbehind and Iowa a close third. Minnesota and
each year. These carbon dioxide emissions areOklahoma come in fourth and fifth.The firms
the top cause of greenhouse gas.The U.S.responsible for the greatest manufacture of
congress made these record shattering numbersthe wind energy turbines are General
possible with its extension of the credit forElectric, which makes 60 percent of the
wind energy production. The American Windturbines; Vestas which produces 30 percent
Energy Association announced its pleasureand Mitsubishi that supplies about 8 percent
with the extension, stating that nowof the wind energy turbines that the U.S.
companies could hope to grow, to create newuses. The fourth and fifth wind energy
jobs and to provide an abundance of cleansuppliers, respectively, are Suzion and
wind energy driven power to customersGamesa. Learn everything you need to know
throughout the U.S. It seems as though theabout Energy, from conserving it to energy
United States is finally starting to tap intodrinks.



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