ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky., May 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. wind industry sees wind as being more locally based.
Responding to Monday's release of a U.S. Department of Energy report, "20 Percent Wind Energy by 2030," James Fugitte, chief executive officer of Kentucky-based Wind Energy Corp., asked the federal government to re-examine its proposed solutions to meet that goal.
The report identifies the possibility of wind energy accounting for 20 percent of the U.S. energy supply by 2030, but Fugitte said it focuses on large-scale wind farms, new transmission lines and an overall major expansion of the electricity grid system.
"Utility-scale electricity is not the sole answer to what ails us," Fugitte said. "The best way to mitigate rising fuel costs is to invest in on-site renewable energy generation assets."
Wind Energy Corp. is one of the pioneers of distributive energy where power is provided directly to consumers and businesses under their control. Fugitte said Wind Energy Corp.'s low-wind solution will make distributive wind solutions feasible in urban areas and other settings where wind power is just not an alternative today.
