The Wind is Always Blowing Somewhere Fallacy

Let’s assume for the sake of argument that the wind really blows somewhere all the time. I am sure that there is plenty of wind somewhere in North America when there is a lull in Europe. Or let’s stay within the continent. It might even be true in a philosophical sense. But using that would mean that the transport of electricity is free – which is very far from being the truth. Also, let’s assume that you need 3 wind turbines at 3 very different locations to produce power at any moment. One single conventional generator would replace that. How do we pay for all this? 

The Wind is Always Blowing Somewhere Fallacy

The fatal flaw is that New York City requires dedicated resources to replace existing generation when it is needed to keep the lights on. 

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