| inbluevt | Date: Monday, 2013/07/15, 9:53 PM | Message # 1 | DMCA |
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At first glance, it might seem obvious where the United States should focus on building more renewable energy. Stick the solar panels in sunny Arizona and hoist up the wind turbines on the gusty Great Plains, right?
Well, maybe not. A recent study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University offered another way to
look at the issue. A solar panel built in cloudy New Jersey can actually offer more overall benefits than one built in Arizona — when you take into account all the carbon dioxide and other pollutants that
get reduced.
Likewise, a new wind farm in West Virginia can deliver more health benefits than one built in California.
The reason, say the researchers, is that you have to take into account the sort of energy that’s likely to be displaced by the new solar panels and wind turbines.
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 Vestas Wind Systems A/S’s 415-foot-tall wind turbines operate at the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) 102-megawatt wind farm in
Rio Vista, Calif. (Ken James / Bloomberg)
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