Less required backup; Innovations in power generation and delivery

On December 13, 2007 in an article titled Less Backup for Wind Power May Be Required, it describes why integrating wind power and "the grid" is being found as less and less of a "burden."

The varying nature of wind power means that it is harder to forecast than the fluctuations in electricity demand. Adding large quantities of wind power to power systems is therefore challenging. The results of a recent study coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland indicate the frequently stated claim of wind power requiring an equal amount of reserve power for backup is not correct.

In areas where wind power production is high during peak demand, wind power can replace other capacity by up to 40% of the installed wind power capacity.

The study showed

• that a substantial adjustment tolerance is already built into the power network in most countries and
• the impacts of wind power fluctuations can be further balanced through a variety of measures.

[Outstanding. More food for action to export South Dakota wind power!]

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But then reality brings us back to "the real world" with:

Wind power bills rising
"It costs more to be green; regular Xcel customers will pay less as natural gas prices drop," by Gargi Chakrabarty; December 13, 2007.

Xcel's voluntary wind power customers in Colorado will be hit with higher bills beginning next year. But regular customers will benefit from lower electric bills, according to Xcel filings with regulators late Tuesday.

[Until all of the costs of electricity generation- environmental, social, political, transportation, transmission, and management- are weighed in a cost/benefit "spread-sheet," value/ deficiencies will make wind and other alternative energies power an "also-ran."]

[Individuals must act; passivity is not an option!]

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Consolidated Power Producers, Inc.
is establishing Limited Liability Companies in South and North Dakota counties for local development of wind and other power co-generation systems in

• generation or
• transmission.

designs, builds, finances the use of these co-generation system

• wind
• fuel cells
• microturbine
• solar
• biomass
• reciprocal engine
• fossil-fuel and
• methane-driven.

has charters and registrations in these state

• North Dakota
• South Dakota and
• Minnesota.

offers alternative energy generation systems to a wide range of clients

• homeowners
• commercial and
• governments (local, county, state, and federal).

conducts operation & maintenance (O&M) work

Local focus, regional impact- CPPI delivers systems and services for citizens of the Dakotas so they can

• have ownership of power generation and
• be a part of CPPI power and transmission developments in marketing power.

has partner companies for developing electric light and power projects using alternative energies

• Cimarron Light & Power Systems LLC (engineering and equipment)
• Cimarron Environmental Services (for energy industries)
• Cimarron Leasing & Financing and
• Jasco Electrical Services (construction & maintenance).

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Stream Energy is a Texas CREP (Competitive Retail Electric Providers) who buys energy from a variety of sources so that we can offer extremely competitive prices and services to its customers.

Entrepreneurship is one of the key building blocks of Stream Energy....

This strategy means that its customers are working with a partner, not merely shopping for price.

Stream Energy's management team delivers highly customized products, processes or, in some cases, special terms of service....

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[Use these innovative methods to profit from- rather than curse- every windy day.]