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"That's actually the biggest problem with wind power; when you have excess power, you can't do anything with it except curtail your produ...

"That's actually the biggest problem with wind power; when you have excess power, you can't do anything with it except curtail your production and lock your turbines so they can't spin." There seems like countless ways a society could use "excess energy". What this article talks about is more like time-shifting the energy it's captured. But if excess energy were a problem, wouldn't you be able to store it in batteries, or apply it towards desalinization or other net positive activities rather than just locking the turbines?

Posted by uptown on Dec 6, 2014, 2:45 PM

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"That's actually the biggest problem with wind power; when you have excess power, you can't do anything with it except curtail your produ...

uptownDec 6, 2014, 2:45 PM

"That's actually the biggest problem with wind power; when you have excess power, you can't do anything with it except curtail your production and lock your turbines so they can't spin." There seems like countless ways a society could use "excess energy". What this article talks about is more like time-shifting the energy it's captured. But if excess energy were a problem, wouldn't you be able to store it in batteries, or apply it towards desalinization or other net positive activities rather than just locking the turbines?

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