government pays wind farms not to produce electricity

[Quantum Windbag]

Gotta love the way green energy works.

Wind farms in the Pacific Northwest -- built with government subsidies and maintained with tax credits for every megawatt produced -- are now getting paid to shut down as the federal agency charged with managing the region's electricity grid says there's an oversupply of renewable power at certain times of the year.
The problem arose during the late spring and early summer last year. Rapid snow melt filled the Columbia River Basin. The water rushed through the 31 dams run by the Bonneville Power Administration, a federal agency based in Portland, Ore., allowing for peak hydropower generation. At the very same time, the wind howled, leading to maximum wind power production.

Demand could not keep up with supply, so BPA shut down the wind farms for nearly 200 hours over 38 days.
"It's the one system in the world where in real time, moment to moment, you have to produce as much energy as is being consumed," BPA spokesman Doug Johnson said of the renewable energy.
Now, Bonneville is offering to compensate wind companies for half their lost revenue. The bill could reach up to $50 million a year.

Wind Farms In Pacific Northwest Paid To Not Produce | Fox News

 

[Trajan]

yea, I saw that on another link today.....*sigh*...

 

[Full-Auto]

Another moment democrats should be very proud of.

 

[Mustang]

Gotta love the way green energy works.

Wind farms in the Pacific Northwest -- built with government subsidies and maintained with tax credits for every megawatt produced -- are now getting paid to shut down as the federal agency charged with managing the region's electricity grid says there's an oversupply of renewable power at certain times of the year.
The problem arose during the late spring and early summer last year. Rapid snow melt filled the Columbia River Basin. The water rushed through the 31 dams run by the Bonneville Power Administration, a federal agency based in Portland, Ore., allowing for peak hydropower generation. At the very same time, the wind howled, leading to maximum wind power production.

Demand could not keep up with supply, so BPA shut down the wind farms for nearly 200 hours over 38 days.
"It's the one system in the world where in real time, moment to moment, you have to produce as much energy as is being consumed," BPA spokesman Doug Johnson said of the renewable energy.
Now, Bonneville is offering to compensate wind companies for half their lost revenue. The bill could reach up to $50 million a year.

Wind Farms In Pacific Northwest Paid To Not Produce | Fox News

Are you aware that electricity produced by generators (Alternating Current) can't be stored for later use?

 

[Intense]

Gotta love Hydro Power.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Gotta love the way green energy works.

Wind farms in the Pacific Northwest -- built with government subsidies and maintained with tax credits for every megawatt produced -- are now getting paid to shut down as the federal agency charged with managing the region's electricity grid says there's an oversupply of renewable power at certain times of the year.
The problem arose during the late spring and early summer last year. Rapid snow melt filled the Columbia River Basin. The water rushed through the 31 dams run by the Bonneville Power Administration, a federal agency based in Portland, Ore., allowing for peak hydropower generation. At the very same time, the wind howled, leading to maximum wind power production.

Demand could not keep up with supply, so BPA shut down the wind farms for nearly 200 hours over 38 days.
"It's the one system in the world where in real time, moment to moment, you have to produce as much energy as is being consumed," BPA spokesman Doug Johnson said of the renewable energy.
Now, Bonneville is offering to compensate wind companies for half their lost revenue. The bill could reach up to $50 million a year.

Wind Farms In Pacific Northwest Paid To Not Produce | Fox News

Are you aware that electricity produced by generators (Alternating Current) can't be stored for later use?

Are you aware that the government pissing away millions of dollars of borrowed money from China on an inefficient energy source is a problem?

 

[Intense]

Gotta love the way green energy works.

Wind farms in the Pacific Northwest -- built with government subsidies and maintained with tax credits for every megawatt produced -- are now getting paid to shut down as the federal agency charged with managing the region's electricity grid says there's an oversupply of renewable power at certain times of the year.
The problem arose during the late spring and early summer last year. Rapid snow melt filled the Columbia River Basin. The water rushed through the 31 dams run by the Bonneville Power Administration, a federal agency based in Portland, Ore., allowing for peak hydropower generation. At the very same time, the wind howled, leading to maximum wind power production.

Demand could not keep up with supply, so BPA shut down the wind farms for nearly 200 hours over 38 days.
"It's the one system in the world where in real time, moment to moment, you have to produce as much energy as is being consumed," BPA spokesman Doug Johnson said of the renewable energy.
Now, Bonneville is offering to compensate wind companies for half their lost revenue. The bill could reach up to $50 million a year.

Wind Farms In Pacific Northwest Paid To Not Produce | Fox News

Are you aware that electricity produced by generators (Alternating Current) can't be stored for later use?

Yes and no, charging batteries, Capacitors. Still, it should go to the Grid. It does sound like a good maintenance time though.

 

[Mustang]

Gotta love the way green energy works.

Wind Farms In Pacific Northwest Paid To Not Produce | Fox News

Are you aware that electricity produced by generators (Alternating Current) can't be stored for later use?

Are you aware that the government pissing away millions of dollars of borrowed money from China on an inefficient energy source is a problem?

China is investing 10s of billions of dollars, if not more, on building a solar energy component to their economy.

 

[Oddball]

Where's my gubmint check?...I can not produce power just the same as those turds don't produce power.

 

[francoHFW]

Waiting for how this is total Foxcrappe as always....more imaginary outrage for the dupes....

 

[The T]

Gotta love the way green energy works.

Wind farms in the Pacific Northwest -- built with government subsidies and maintained with tax credits for every megawatt produced -- are now getting paid to shut down as the federal agency charged with managing the region's electricity grid says there's an oversupply of renewable power at certain times of the year.
The problem arose during the late spring and early summer last year. Rapid snow melt filled the Columbia River Basin. The water rushed through the 31 dams run by the Bonneville Power Administration, a federal agency based in Portland, Ore., allowing for peak hydropower generation. At the very same time, the wind howled, leading to maximum wind power production.

Demand could not keep up with supply, so BPA shut down the wind farms for nearly 200 hours over 38 days.
"It's the one system in the world where in real time, moment to moment, you have to produce as much energy as is being consumed," BPA spokesman Doug Johnson said of the renewable energy.
Now, Bonneville is offering to compensate wind companies for half their lost revenue. The bill could reach up to $50 million a year.

Wind Farms In Pacific Northwest Paid To Not Produce | Fox News

Are you aware that electricity produced by generators (Alternating Current) can't be stored for later use?

Actually? It can through batteries and inverters.

I see them all over the place.

Try again.

 

[Avatar4321]

This is one of the reasons i hate government.

 

[Intense]

Hey, Good News, I just finished watching Atlas Shrugged on Netflix.

 

[saveliberty]

The government will pay you NOT to read that book Intense.

 

[Intense]

The government will pay you NOT to read that book Intense.

Too late.

 

[GuyPinestra]

The government will pay you NOT to read that book Intense.

Too late.

Lie to 'em. Turn about is fair play, right?

 

[Mr. H.]

"Compensate for lost revenue".

And Obama is spewing bullshit about oil companies receiving "subsidies"?

This new age Obamaland is the most twisted fucked up shit.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Another moment democrats should be very proud of.

Are you aware that non wind farms/solar plants respond to less demand by reducing the amount of electricity produced?

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Are you aware that electricity produced by generators (Alternating Current) can't be stored for later use?

Are you aware that the government pissing away millions of dollars of borrowed money from China on an inefficient energy source is a problem?

China is investing 10s of billions of dollars, if not more, on building a solar energy component to their economy.

Good for them. When they work out the bugs in another century or so let me know.

 

[Intense]

Another moment democrats should be very proud of.

Are you aware that non wind farms/solar plants respond to less demand by reducing the amount of electricity produced?

considering how effective geothermal is, even with only slightly heated water, one would think that the excess could go into warming insulated reservoirs for later usage, at least for short term fix, or for heating.