Windmills off the East Coast could generate enough electricity to replace most, if not all, the coal-fired power plants in the United States, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Monday. … Salazar said ocean winds along the East Coast can generate 1 million megawatts of power, roughly the equivalent of 3,000 medium-sized coal-fired power plants, or [...]
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East Coast Wind Could Replace Coal
Posted in Conservation, tagged Coal, Conservation, Green Energy, Green House Gases, Ken Salazar, wind, wind power, wind turbines, windmills on April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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