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According to the EIA [0], wind energy reached 5.6% of total electricity production. Having worked with raw EIA data I can say that the inputs are not very reli

According to the EIA [0], wind energy reached 5.6% of total electricity production. Having worked with raw EIA data I can say that the inputs are not very reliable: a) a lot of smaller farms are not included in EIA data b) reporting is voluntary and 30%+ of wind sites stopped reporting data in 2016, for example [1], and c) reporting is based on surveys which means errors, delays, etc. The US is really lagging behind when it comes instrumenting and monitoring its energy infrastructure. [0](https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427&t=3 https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427&t=3) [1](https://www.eia.gov/opendata/qb.php?sdid=ELEC.PLANT.GEN.52143-WND-WT.M https://www.eia.gov/opendata/qb.php?sdid=ELEC.PLANT.GEN.5214...)

rodionos 9y ago
For the aerial view, here's this plant 52143 on the satellite map. https://www.google.com/maps/place/35%C2%B003'00.0%22N+118%C2%B015'25.9%22W/@35.05,-118.2593887,1025m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d35.05!4d-118.2572 https://www.google.com/maps/place/35%C2%B003'00.0%22N+118%C2...
llccbb 9y ago
As someone who is working with global powerplant data I can say that the US is the global leader. It is not perfect, but it is miles ahead of 170 other countries.
- alblue 9y ago
  Bollocks. The UK has a live feed of the makeup of the power plants that is updated on this website every 15 minutes. http://www.gridwatch.templar.co.uk/ http://www.gridwatch.templar.co.uk/
  - chris_va 9y ago
    There is something incredibly satisfying about seeing steam dials on the internet.
  - Symbiote 9y ago
    ...and has existed since May 2009.
  - anigbrowl 9y ago
    Not only is the generation instrumentalized, but real time consumption by heavy electricity users (steel mills, rail operators and so) has been A Thing since the early 1990s. I know because I built very early versions of consumption dashboards* for the sales/billing department of National Power, one of the major UK generators. * in fucking Lotus 1-2-3, of all things
  - euyyn 9y ago
    And it has a link to the French version too.
- deleted 9y ago
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rodionos 9y ago

For the aerial view, here's this plant 52143 on the satellite map. https://www.google.com/maps/place/35%C2%B003'00.0%22N+118%C2%B015'25.9%22W/@35.05,-118.2593887,1025m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d35.05!4d-118.2572 https://www.google.com/maps/place/35%C2%B003'00.0%22N+118%C2...

llccbb 9y ago

As someone who is working with global powerplant data I can say that the US is the global leader. It is not perfect, but it is miles ahead of 170 other countries.

alblue 9y ago
Bollocks. The UK has a live feed of the makeup of the power plants that is updated on this website every 15 minutes. http://www.gridwatch.templar.co.uk/ http://www.gridwatch.templar.co.uk/
- chris_va 9y ago
  There is something incredibly satisfying about seeing steam dials on the internet.
- Symbiote 9y ago
  ...and has existed since May 2009.
- anigbrowl 9y ago
  Not only is the generation instrumentalized, but real time consumption by heavy electricity users (steel mills, rail operators and so) has been A Thing since the early 1990s. I know because I built very early versions of consumption dashboards* for the sales/billing department of National Power, one of the major UK generators. * in fucking Lotus 1-2-3, of all things
- euyyn 9y ago
  And it has a link to the French version too.
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