Wind Could Produce 20 Percent of US Electricity by 2030
Twenty years from now the United States may be getting 20 percent of its electricity from wind power.
A report released from industry experts and Energy Department Labs stated we can achieve this within the next two decades. Currently 20 percent of the electricity in the United States is generated through nuclear reactors. Combined this would greatly reduce our reliance on fossil fuels.
Wind energy also currently accounts for only 1 percent of the USA’s electricity but there has been a 45 percent leap from the previous year’s production. Today wind power in the states produces about 16,000 megawatts, estimated forecasts would have 75,000 more wind turbines producing 300,000 megawatts of power by 2030.
Not only would this alleviate our complete dependency on oil but it would reduce carbon emissions by 825 million metric tons a year. Executive director of the American Wind Energy Association, Randall Swisher, said “This is the equivalent of taking 140 million cars off the road.”
This report does not account for other technological advancements that may emerge in wind power or through other forms of clean energy production.
