Friday, April 9th, 2010

Wind Power

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How would you describe the size of a wind turbine? There's no right answer. Turbines come in different varieties tuned for different uses. Compare the 256-foot-tall Gamesa G87 turbines, found at Bear Creek Wind Park in Penn., with the mini turbines developed by Bergey Windpower in Norman, Okla. The scale of both may surprise you. (Credits: filmed and produced by flora lichtman and annette heist) Viewed 21836 times. See More Videos

You've heard that the wind comes sweeping down the plain in Oklahoma -- does that translate to a good source of wind power? In this hour, live from Norman, Oklahoma, we'll be talking about wind energy in Oklahoma and the surrounding region. Oklahoma currently generates nearly 1200 megawatts of power from wind. It ranks 11th in the country -- but there are plans on the drawing board to add hundreds of megawatts in the next decades. Will the plains states be turning out electricity for the rest of the country? And who will build the transmission lines to get it there?

Guests

Scott Greene
Director, Oklahoma Wind Power Initiative (Joint Project of University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University)
Professor, Geography
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma

Kylah McNabb
Program Manager - Wind Development Specialist
Oklahoma Department of Commerce
Oklahoma Department of Career & Technology Education
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Mike Bergey
President, Bergey Windpower Company
Norman, Oklahoma

Lisa Linowes
Executive Director
Industrial Wind Action Group
Concord, New Hampshire