Electricity
Wind
Wind Power Generation Summary Data:
| Advantages | Disadvantages |
Very High Energy Density |
Combustion creates air pollution: CO, SO2, NOX, GHG |
| Easy to handle, transport, and store | Greatest contributor of CO2 - the most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. |
| Mature worldwide infrastructure | US is not self sufficient and depends on petroleum imports |
| Abundant supply in the world | Extraction and transportation methods cause large-scale environmental diseasters |
| Least expensive of energy alternatives | Supply is limited and shortages are predicted |
| Increased use in the developing world such as China and India expect to drive prices up |
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