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Wind in the Big Picture

Wind energy produces electricity without emitting any pollutants or greenhouse gases at all, requires no mining or drilling, helps preserve habitat and open space, and poses no national security threats. Wind energy could easily and cost-effectively contribute 20% of California's electricity supply by 2020.

Wind is part of the solution to the Earth's biggest environmental problems

When you turn your house lights on, chances are that the electricity was generated by a power plant that burns fossil fuels - coal, oil, or natural gas. These sources of energy account for more than 70% of current U.S. electricity generation and 58% of California's electricity generation.

Fossil-fuel-fired power plants are the leading U.S. source of carbon dioxide emissions - a primary contributor to global warming, our most serious environmental problem and one that threatens every species on Earth.

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News

01/10/08CalWEA, Solar Developers, Propose Comprehensive CAISO Queue Reform – The California Wind Energy Association (CalWEA) and three solar thermal development companies -- Ausra, Inc., Abengoa Solar, Inc. and BrightSource Energy -- today filed at FERC a comprehensive proposal to address the dysfunctional large generator interconnection process at the California Independent System Operator Corporation (CAISO).

06/08/07More Wind, More Flexibility – A CalWEA opinion piece on wind reliability.

06/06/07 - In a speech given at Wind Power 2007, CalWEA Executive Director Nancy Rader talks about how California can achieve 20% wind energy by 2020.

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