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Does wind power affect base load?

Wind power has no effect on base load. However, since base load providers can not be ramped down, if wind turbines produce power when there is no or little peak load, the extra electricity has to be dumped (e.g., into the ground) or the wind turbines turned off (”curtailment”). How does wind power affect peak load?

What percentage of electricity is generated by wind?

Wind power provided 0.4%. In 2010, coal provided 45%, natural gas 24%, nuclear 20%, oil 0.9%, renewables 10% (of which 60% was hydro), and wind 2.3%. Electricity generation increased from 2004 to 2010 by almost 4%.

Do wind turbines save carbon dioxide?

There is no evidence that wind turbines save any carbon dioxide at all. The preferred source that wind power may replace on the grid is hydro power, which is already carbon dioxide free.

Can wind power be replaced on the grid?

The preferred source that wind power may replace on the grid is hydro power, which is already carbon dioxide free. If a conventional source is replaced, it may simply be ramped down or switched from generation to standby, in which mode it still burns fuel and emits carbon dioxide.

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