https://www.windpowerengineering.com/wind-energy-retains-lead-over-hydropower-according-to-latest-eia-report/ The technical resource for wind power profitability Thu, 29 Aug 2019 11:58:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://www.windpowerengineering.com/wind-energy-retains-lead-over-hydropower-according-to-latest-eia-report/#comment-618203 Thu, 29 Aug 2019 11:58:07 +0000 http://www.windpowerengineering.com/?p=47621#comment-618203 It is easy to see why wind and solar show continued growth, they don’t have to deal with FERC. FERC claims that when hydro hooks to the grid it affects interstate commerce and must be federally regulated. In an example of blatant discrimination, when wind and solar grid tie there is no FERC involvement. It takes 6 to 10 years, sometimes more, to permit a hydro, even the small ones at an existing dam. How long does it take to get a wind turbine site built and running? How about an article showing that the triad of wind-solar-hydro is the best way to go but can’t be accomplished if hydro buildout continues to be suffocated.

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