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N.J. vows to 'race to the sea' for wind power (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27068747/)

http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Off-shore_wind_turbines_in_Denmark.jpgAP - Oct. 7, 2008

Off-shore windfarm in Denmark already producing tens of megawatts.

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - New Jersey is powering up an ambitious plan to become a world leader in the use of wind-generated energy.

Gov. Jon Corzine wants the Garden State to triple the amount of wind power it plans to use by 2020 to 3,000 megawatts. That would be 13 percent of New Jersey's total energy, enough to power between 800,000 to just under 1 million homes.

"We want to create this generation's race to the moon, but this time, a race to the sea, to harness this potential wind source off of our coasts, and bring economic development, environmental benefits, and new, green jobs to the Garden State," Corzine said Monday.

Environmentalists hailed the plan. Dena Mottola Jaborska, executive director of Environment New Jersey, termed it "a gale force for change, moving us away from dirty power and towards a new energy future. It is the most visionary plan to promote offshore wind energy in the nation."

Last week, Garden State Offshore Energy, a joint venture of PSE&G Renewable Generation and Deepwater Wind, was chosen to build a $1 billion, 345 megawatt wind farm in the ocean about 16-20 miles off the coast of Atlantic City. That plant would be able to power about 125,000 homes...http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27068747/

They always seem to assume the typical home draws 3 kilowatts
continuously, don't they?? That's a heckuvalot. Well, maybe
not so much if everybody was charging cars along with, which
they're not yet.
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Gov. Jon Corzine wants the Garden State to triple the amount of wind power it plans to use by 2020 to 3,000 megawatts. That would be 13 percent of New Jersey's total energy, enough to power between 800,000 to just under 1 million homes.

"We want to create this generation's race to the moon, but this time, a race to the sea, to harness this potential wind source off of our coasts, and bring economic development, environmental benefits, and new, green jobs to the Garden State," Corzine said Monday.Then maybe he can go 91mpg (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8551) in a PHEV

BTW is Houston still planning to install offshore wind gen? It would be something to see those things locked down in the next hurricane.

DAS

This system has, as with the combined electrical systems, must be designed for the peak load. I am surprised that they conside 3750 watts (3,000 million divided by 800,000) to be sufficient when we all cut on our air conditioners.

Frank

They always seem to assume the typical home draws 3 kilowatts
continuously, don't they??

Not really. Your diving and getting 3kw, but really they are stating peak output, average output is less....assume 50% or less power than peak is produced on average. Offshore turbines might be better but they are still using average numbers. They are probably assuming aroudn 1 to 1.5kw per home.

My worst month was 1600kwh in my smaller 3 bedroom house with all cooking, heating, cooling, water heating done with electricity. My average in the summer is 600kwh, and in cold winters 1100kwh.