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Blow wind, blow

...accommodate gradual and predictable changes in wind output with the same tools they use to deal with fluctuations in electricity demand as well as sudden outages of large fossil and nuclear power plants, which are far more costly to deal with.Despite...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/open-forum/2013-02-01/blow-wind-blow
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Blow wind, blow

...accommodate gradual and predictable changes in wind output with the same tools they use to deal with fluctuations in electricity demand as well as sudden outages of large fossil and nuclear power plants, which are far more costly to deal with. Despite...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/open-forum/2013-02-01/blow-wind-blow-0
Open Forum
Nuke opponents cling to old fears

...any other state. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) reported on Aug. 23, 2010, a new Texas electricity demand record at 65,776 MW. ERCOT also reported that its 9,319 MW of nameplate wind capacity produced an actual 650...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/guest-columns/2011-02-15/nuke-opponents-clin
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OTHER OPINION: Overreacting to reactors

...cheered, apparently satisfied that the government will be able to scale up renewable energy sources and scale back electricity demand enough to compensate for the loss of the power plants, which produce a quarter of the nation's electricity...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/other-opinion/2011-06-15/other-opinion-overr
Other Opinion
Heat goes on across the country as millions hope for break from smothering hot spell

...us the chance to be about 5 feet down," archaeologist Sara Bonn-Harper said. "It's cooler down there." Electricity demand soared as people cranked up air conditioners. The overseer of New York state's electrical grid, the Independent...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/080901/nne_0809010033.shtml
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Housing briefs

...indicating a shortage of electricity or line overloading. It is an economic advisory to inform cooperative members that electricity demand is peaking and power prices are high. Conserving energy at these times will have the greatest benefit in helping...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/062504/hom_0625040001.shtml
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Open Forum: Congratulations to Landers on her appointment

...threaten our security like the unsecured power plants all over our country. Our government must meet 20 percent of our electricity demand with renewable energy by 2020, a great first step towards reducing our dependence on foreign oil and improving...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/082905/opi_0829050025.shtml
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Power crisis

...John Kitzhaber of Oregon and Gary Locke of Washington said Friday that they would urge their residents to cut electricity demand 7 to 10 percent, try to reduce power use by their state governments by at least 10 percent, and look into joining...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/011301/nne_0113010041.shtml
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Two Wisconsin power plants in works

...be among five the company hopes to build in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa to help Xcel Energy meet increasing electricity demands. Three energy providers agreed in April to provide almost 900 megawatts of electricity to Xcel. Navitas was contracted...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/012701/sne_0127010060.shtml
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Relief from heat

...Brainerd Public Utilities superintendent, said high electricity demand knocked open a switch - similar to a breaker - in...regulator and substation in north Brainerd. Heavy electricity demand caused a brief power outage Monday afternoon in...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/080106/new_20060801024.shtml
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