tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664957094233317169.post4957907517113144583..comments2023-12-26T05:33:56.740-05:00Comments on John Hanger's Facts of The Day: 2012 New Generation Scoreboard: 42% Gas; 38% Renewables; & 16% coalJohn Hangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565915866938789295noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664957094233317169.post-53712960216774907932012-08-09T10:47:28.566-04:002012-08-09T10:47:28.566-04:00FERC reports capacity. The biggest part of the ge...FERC reports capacity. The biggest part of the generation portion of their electric bill that consumers pay is for energy and not capacity. A wind farm that operated zero percent of the time at annual peak would still save consumers considerable money. Of course solar production coincides well with daily and annual peaks. Solar thermal especially well. Hydro, biomass, geothermal all have high capacity factors.john hangerhttp://www.johnhanger.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664957094233317169.post-51847891277400551152012-08-09T09:25:46.389-04:002012-08-09T09:25:46.389-04:00I assume these numbers are "capacity", w...I assume these numbers are "capacity", which is simply a fraud perpetrated on the public.<br />If they are indeed "capacity", the renewables numbers should be reduced by 70% on average, and wind generation by 90% during the peak summer load times when the power is needed most. (Studies for California and Texas have shown that actual generation from wind was closer to 5% of "capacity" during peak summer demand periods in the past few years.) <br />Non-fraudulent reporting would use actual historic generation figures for similar technologies at nearby locations rather than "capacity".<br />Best Regards,<br />DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664957094233317169.post-86826636587685338222012-08-09T09:03:26.569-04:002012-08-09T09:03:26.569-04:00Gas generation benefits from wind and solar instal...Gas generation benefits from wind and solar installations because of the intermittent nature of reliable generation. Gas is the back up choice of the green energy thieves. You must have a reliable power source to be able to fill in when the sun isn't shinning and the wind isn't blowing the correct speed.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07940508160494980510noreply@blogger.com