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In the Midwest (Kansas, Oklahoma,... etc), the US has seen a massive amount of wind developed in the past few years. To give you a feel for what I mean, in a f
by 6thaccount2 7y ago
In the Midwest (Kansas, Oklahoma,... etc), the US has seen a massive amount of wind developed in the past few years.
To give you a feel for what I mean, in a few short years, the SPP region went from a small amount of wind to having greater than 60% renewable penetration. This means over 60% of generation serving load came from renewables at one point. ERCOT (grid operator for Texas) has also had really high numbers (upper 50).
- batbomb 7y agoI’ve spent some time in Western Oklahoma on and off the last 10 years. 10 years ago there was almost nothing. 5 years ago they started popping up, 2 years ago it started to just be everywhere. In other communities that are traditionally dependent on the oil industry the economies have been touch and go, but in places with wind (like western Oklahoma and Texas), it’s almost the ultimate hedge.