This year, air pollution from energy plants could cause an estimated 43,300 asthma attacks. It might lead to 1,710 emergency room visits. Worse, it could cause more than 150 deaths. These alarming statistics from the American Wind Energy Association emphasize the need to reduce power plant air pollutants in the United States – a goal that Duke Energy Generation Services is committed to achieve.
Recently, Duke Energy Generation Services launched its Campbell Hill project, using 66 wind turbines to produce electricity to power approximately 30,000 homes in the area annually. With Campbell Hill now on line, Duke Energy has now expanded its wind power in commercial operation to 733 megawatts.
The North Carolina-based energy corporation is committed to reducing energy supply costs and increasing reliability, while reducing environmental impacts, including carbon footprint. Their wind energy initiatives in the past year include a commitment to build a 51 megawatt Kit Carson Windpower Project in Colorado and 200 megawatt Top of the World Windpower Project in Wyoming, as well as starting commercial use of wind power in areas of Pennsylvania and Texas.
Their wind energy initiatives offer a unique benefit to society; in spite of widespread acknowledgement of the dangers of global warming and air pollution, not many energy companies are developing projects that harness wind power.
"There’s a big difference between talking about combating climate change and actually doing something about it," said Wouter van Kempen, president of Duke Energy Generation Services. "By adding 362 megawatts of wind power in just one year, Duke Energy is showing it’s serious about generating electricity from renewable resources."
According to the American Wind Energy Association, development of just 10 percent of the wind potential in the 10 windiest U.S. states would provide more than enough energy to reduce total U.S. emissions of CO2 by almost a third and help contain the spread of asthma and other respiratory diseases aggravated or caused by air pollution.
"Through [these projects], Duke Energy intends to show that renewables can play an even bigger role in our country’s energy future," says van Kempen.
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