Energy Efficiency News - An analysis by the US Department of Energy (DOE)’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) indicates that shifting to 20% wind energy by 2024 is possible. The two-and-a-half year study modelled various scenarios of the effects of future penetration of wind power on the Eastern Interconnect electricity network. The Eastern Interconnect currently supplies just over 70% of the US population with power.
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Eastern Wind Integration and Transmission Study (EWITS) concludes that transmission upgrades and operational changes could enable a substantial amount of new wind capacity, from either onshore wind farms in the Midwest or potential offshore installations on the East coast.
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