Wind vs Coal

In the struggle to go green and create a renewable, sustainable energy resource, there have always been a couple of problems: 1) Green energy is expensive. 2) Green energy is expensive. 3) Green energy is complicated. But fear not! The future is near! Wind energy is finally creeping up on the big, bad coal monster and becoming a more economical option for electrifying the country.

The cost of wind turbines is falling, making it a more feasible renewable resource. But the question still remains: where do you put all those turbines? Furthermore, how do we get all that energy from sometimes crazy-remote locations, to the cities that actually need them? And were do you put all those power lines? These are questions that will be debated for years to come. Take, for instance, the Sunrise Powerlink, a controversial, expensive power transmission line being built by Sempra Energy, which will run through the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and Cleveland National Forest to power Southern California homes. No one is really against green energy, but many are against giant power lines that need to transfer all that energy before it can be used. One day, it will all work out.

So don’t give up on wind power yet. Soon wind will revolutionize the fuel industry, just as internal combustion engines once revolutionized the transportation industry.