Why wind power does not deliver the expected emissions reductions

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“It is frequently claimed, in the scientific or popular literature, that introduction of wind and other intermittent energy sources into utility and national electrical grids will substantially, if not completely, decrease CO₂ emissions from fossil fuel sources. While wind power certainly has desirable attributes, this paper, based on data from two continents and a variety of sources, suggests that as wind penetration increases, the CO₂ reduction will gradually decrease due to cycling of the fossil fuel plants that make up the balance of the grid.”

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 15 (2011) 2557–2562
doi:10.1016/j.rser.2011.02.038

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