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Rethinking Wind In Kentucky, Lawrence E. Holloway, Aron Patrick, Dan M. Ionel
Rethinking Wind In Kentucky, Lawrence E. Holloway, Aron Patrick, Dan M. Ionel
Power and Energy Institute of Kentucky Faculty Publications
Recent analyses and developments suggest that wind energy could play a role in Kentucky's future power generation mix. This recent change in outlook for Kentucky wind has been driven by three factors: (1) improved wind turbine technologies, (2) improved economics, and (3) recent analyses showing improved grid reliability due to wind's complementarity to solar power generation.