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Press Mention eco Magazine February 28, 2014

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Offshore Wind Output Coincidence With Southern Utilities' Loads

By Simon Mahan · eco Magazine

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Simon Mahan of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy presents research on the Sea Breeze Effect and its implications for offshore wind energy development in the Southeast. The analysis demonstrates that offshore and nearshore wind resources in coastal areas exhibit strong coincidence with peak summer electricity demand, making them valuable peaking generation resources comparable to solar power. The study modeled wind generation data for South Carolina, Georgia, and North Carolina against utility demand profiles from major regional utilities.

offshore and nearshore wind resources would naturally provide peak power generation during the summertime afternoons

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OFFSHORE WIND
OUTPUT
COINCIDENCE
WITH SOUTHERN
UTILITIES' LOADS

By: Simon Mahan, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy

Wind Energy has rarely been viewed as a peaking generation resource, especially during summertime, but the Sea Breeze Effect may put a different spin on that point of view.