Why Wind Energy Outshines other Alternative Fuels

By Dale Green

Wind has a definite advantage over many other types of energy - abundance. Renewable, unlike fossil fuels, they will guarantee our future generations that their source of power will never be threatened, become sparse or disappear.

The era of gas shortages and the volatile fossil fuel prices will not soon be forgotten but with wind power, we have the option of not repeating this crisis. There will always be competition in the marketplace but there won't be any more shaky economies driving the prices of heating fuel higher or dramatically changing in price as OPEC decides not to release extra barrels of oil. We have lived in fear for too long and it's time to take control.

Wind power is slowly being introduced in many areas around the world. In fact, there are lots of developers who are now winning wind energy bids against fossil fuels. This is because the costs of putting up wind energy equipment is not that high and once the equipment is laid, the cost will be maintained on its low level.

Having wind energy as the source of fuel and power, people will be able to breathe easily because of economic freedom and environmental safety. The operation of wind power will never contribute pollutants to the environment ,which causes air contamination that affects the health of most people all over the world. The air we breathe will be as clean as it was from the beginning.

A variety of applications available through wind power continue to grow. Powering homes, businesses and farms, wind can also provide energy to remote areas, pump water and power telecommunication sites. In just a few years, there will be no excuse for anyone in the world to be without needed power.

Those conventional plants operated by the use of fossil and nuclear fuels needed more water to cool down the plants. But with the wind turbine, water will never run out but will be used by people for their needs and purposes.

Now that wind power is being operated in the rural areas, the urban areas are also benefitting from this because some utility grids are now operating in many regions, giving the urban areas their supply of energy at affordable prices. None of them were harmed by the rotating turbines.

More than anything else, people accept the wind power from the turbines not only because the energy is environmental and not harmful to them, but also because this operation is far less expensive than their present utility connections. Simple life, cost effective fuels, and well-defined living are what most people can get from wind generation. Using the ever present wind energy to provide all these should be the priority in technology development today. This will be for the coming generations and for a cleaner and safer environment for all of us. - 31877

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