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Conservative South Carolina leading USA trend to wind energy?

Why conservative South Carolina could actually be a sign of the future of U.S. energy WP, By Chelsea Harvey January 28 Coastal South Carolina has long been recognized by locals and tourists alike for its warm waters, dazzling natural landscapes and prime seafood cuisine. But lately, communities up and down the shoreline have been making a name for themselves in another way: They’re leading the historically conservative state in a shift toward support for alternative energy and away from fossil fuel energy development.

………It’s a trend that’s been growing throughout the rest of the nation as well. Despite tumbling oil prices, the U.S. has been increasing its expansion of renewable energy, making major investments in both solar and wind energy. The country saw $56 billion worth of investments in clean energy last year, according to an analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance, and wind energy — alongside solar — is a growing interest. There are about 50,000 operating utility-scale wind turbines in the U.S., according to the American Wind Energy Association, with $100 billion invested in new projects since 2008.

And protests against the idea of offshore drilling, which has been proposed in regions up and down the Atlantic coast, have cropped up in many of the other Southeastern states as well, some of which have also been involved in talks with the federal government about the development of wind energy……..https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/01/28/why-conservative-south-carolina-could-actually-be-a-sign-of-the-future-of-u-s-energy/

January 30, 2016 - Posted by | renewable

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  1. My son works wind generation. It is the future IMO

    On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 7:39 PM, nuclear-news wrote:

    > Christina MacPherson posted: “Why conservative South Carolina could > actually be a sign of the future of U.S. energy WP, By Chelsea > Harvey January 28 Coastal South Carolina has long been recognized by locals > and tourists alike for its warm waters, dazzling natural landscapes and > prime ” >

    Albert Michall's avatar Comment by Albert Michall | January 30, 2016 | Reply


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