Us Grid Can Handle More Offshore Wind Power (IMAGE)

University of Delaware

Us Grid Can Handle More Offshore Wind Power

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Injecting large amounts of offshore wind power into the US electrical grid is manageable, will cut electricity costs, and will reduce pollution compared to current fossil fuel sources, according to researchers from the University of Delaware and Princeton University who have completed a first-of-its-kind simulation with the electric power industry.

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Jeffrey Chase/University of Delaware

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