It is a myth that equal amounts of additional power, such as natural gas or hydro generation, must be built solely to manage the variability of wind energy generation. (canwea.ca)
The findings could be bad news for wind energy generation, as turbines work best when winds are stronger. (newscientist.com)
Over the past decade worldwide wind energy generation capacity has been increasing by around 25 % per year while wind energy prices have been falling by 4 % per year. (ramblingsdc.net)