what is the price of wind energy compared to fossil fuels?

6 Responses to what is the price of wind energy compared to fossil fuels?

1. Real American says:

   August 28, 2010 at 00:07

   I’m sorry, but I do not know exactly what u are asking. please try to add more specific detail to your question and then I mights be able to help you. you are always welcome to Email Matt Pucher at knights_rule@sbcglobal.net! however, this website is more accurate than my Email, so please, try not to use my Email.
2. joeschlobotnic says:

   August 28, 2010 at 00:07

   MUCH cheaper
3. Brandon says:

   August 28, 2010 at 00:07

   Double
4. punjabipwr says:

   August 28, 2010 at 00:07

   they are a bit more costly. I am not sure of the exact price but it is newer and will be a bit more costly. Most likely though the price will fall. but for now it is cheaper to go with fossil fuels aka stem plants
5. Andreeya :) says:

   August 28, 2010 at 00:07

   here is the answer…:)
   http://geography.uoregon.edu/hdgcc/geog410/Lecture%20Graphix/windcosts.htm
6. Gene D says:

   August 28, 2010 at 00:07

   Very much dependent on the specific engineering of the wind turbine. You are losing energy to friction, so the mechanics of the device are very important. All of that is not a consideration for fossil fuels becase the earth has done most of the conversion already by using gravity (i.e., pressure), which is basically infinitely available.

   If you are thinking not in terms of energy cost, but financail cost, then you really need to think about the supply chain. A single high-effeicncy wind turbine might cost $5MM to build, but there is operational cost, land cost, distribution and storage costs. All of that is baked into the end user price of a gallon of processed fossil fuels. I don’t know the specific numbers, but I do know that none of the wind farms would be profitable without the government subsidies that they are getting ATM.

   That chart of 1996 California date someone posted showing that wind is the lowest cost seems highly suspect to me… at a minimum it is looking at regulatory compliance costs for things like nuclear and fossil feuls, not just the cost of generating and delivering the energy. That is the problem with data "sound bites", they are a little to easy to quote without thinking about them.