Electrical Grid Could Use Offshore Wind for 10 Million Homes
Thursday, February 23, 2017 - 11:31
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers from the University of Delaware and Princeton University have completed a first-of-its-kind computer simulation with the electric power industry. Results showed conservatively that, with some upgrades to transmission lines but without any need for added storage, a major East Coast grid operation could handle more than 35 gigawatts of offshore wind --enough to power 10 million homes. It projected the grid could handle twice that amount in the future.