Wind farms paid ?30 million a year to stand idle because the grid can?t cope with all the energy they produce

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Wind farms paid ?30 million a year to stand idle because the grid can?t cope with all the energy they produce Daily Mail [UK], by?Nick McDermott Original Article Posted By:Ribicon, 8/9/2013 11:41:54 PM Wind farms are being given around ?30million a year in compensation to switch off or slow down their turbines because nearly half the electricity they make is not needed. The cash, which comes from household bills, is paid when the National Grid is unable to cope with the extra power produced during high winds or periods of low demand. Known as ?balancing?, the arrangement is intended to compensate firms for energy they are unable to sell. But as the number of wind farms grows, the rates have hit record levels. Firms are often paid more to turn off their giant turbines Comments: The more you spend, the more you save. Incredible. ???? ? Reply 1 - Posted by: terry_tr6, 8/10/2013 1:31:39 AM?????(No. 9466861) Fools don?t understand that electricity, unlike wheat, can?t be stored in a barn for later use. "real" power plants are run to meet forecast loads and peaks are handled by things like gas turbines that can be brought on line relatively quickly. The stupid wind turbines are anarchy, generating when their electricity may not be needed but unable to generate on demand when more electricity is needed. But then they get paid (usually) at peak load rates when they do generate and subsidized for just being there when they are not needed. insanity Reply 2 - Posted by: quantumman, 8/10/2013 3:28:35 AM?????(No. 9466908) It?s called reactive power. Wind cannot be stored like any other power. We have 9,000 megawatts here in Texas and when the wind doesn?t blow something else has to step in. Doh!

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Reply 3 - Posted by: molonlabe, 8/10/2013 3:47:13 AM?????(No. 9466913) Pretty soon they will be raising the people?s rates due to the glut of electricity. Sounds like a progessive?s dream come true. Below, you will find ... Most Recent Articles posted by "Ribicon" and Most Active Articles (last 48 hours) Most Recent Articles posted by "Ribicon" Wind farms paid ?30 million a year to stand idle because the grid can?t cope with all the energy they produce Daily Mail [UK], by Nick McDermott??? Original Article Posted By: Ribicon- 8/9/2013 11:41:54 PM ??? Post Reply Wind farms are being given around ?30million a year in compensation to switch off or slow down their turbines because nearly half the electricity they make is not needed. The cash, which comes from household bills, is paid when the National Grid is unable to cope with the extra power produced during high winds or periods of low demand. Known as ?balancing?, the arrangement is intended to compensate firms for energy they are unable to sell. But as the number of wind farms grows, the rates have hit record levels. Firms are often paid more to turn off their giant turbines Two people injured in Trenton shooting one block from double homicide Times of Trenton [NJ], by Alex Zdan??? Original Article Posted By: Ribicon- 8/8/2013 8:08:38 PM ??? Post Reply Trenton ? One man was shot and a woman reportedly Trenton ? One man was shot and a woman reportedly grazed by a bullet when a gunman opened fire on a porch full of people Wednesday evening in the East Ward, police said today. There was a large gathering of people on and around the porch on the first block of South Walter Avenue around 7:30 p.m. when the gunman walked into their midst, according to police. ?Apparently, the suspect walked up on the porch and people started scattering,? Lt. Steve Varn said. As the people began to move, the gunman began Golden hammer: Medicaid innovation programs ran up $32 billion tab, watchdog says Washington Guardian, by Phillip Swarts??? Original Article Posted By: Ribicon- 8/7/2013 7:44:21 PM ??? Post Reply When the government approved letting states experiment with new ways to deliver Medicaid services, it promised the innovations wouldn?t cost taxpayers any extra money. Somebody in the bureaucracy, however, failed to keep track. A new report by the chief watchdog for Congress finds that the so-called demonstration projects have cost taxpayers as much as $32 billion more than if the program has just been left alone over the last five years. The overages include $21 billion in overpayments by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to individual states, and another $11 billion in extra spending by the states,

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