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U.S. Wind Power Doubles to More Than 20 Gigawatts in Two Years

The achiles heel of wind and solar power is a cloudy day with no wind requiring back up power generation capable of filling the void. This aspect is not talked about when the economics of green power is discussed. It does make sense when the product of the electricity can be stored ie. desalination. Presently, there is not an economic solution to storing electricity.