Dive Summary:
- Puget Sound Energy (PSE) set a record for wind energy production in a single day; the utility's 1.1 million consumers received 23.5% of their electricity came from wind energy on February 12.
- On average, PSE's three wind farms supply about 10 percent of power used by its customers; the new record is enough to power 503,000 homes for a full day.
- PSE first started supplying wind energy in 2005, but erected its largest wind farm about a year ago.
From the article:
Between midnight on Feb. 11 and midnight on Feb. 12, the 1.1 million homes and businesses powered by PSE received 23.5% of their electricity from the utility's three eastern Washington wind farms.
Winds east of the Cascades allow PSE's three wind farms to generate power approximately two-thirds of the time. On average, the facilities are supplying about 10% of all the power used by PSE’s electric customers. ...