Changing windspeeds caused a decrease in electricity generation from wind turbines throughout the state May 1, 2024
The amount of energy generated from wind dropped 6 percent year over year in Illinois, a setback to the state’s goals of replacing coal-fired power plants and generating more electricity from renewable sources. But the reason for the decrease may have just been an outlier year in terms of wind speed, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The climate change-spurred Canadian pressure system that spurred wildfires up north and smoke-filled skies in Chicago and other midwestern cities caused wind directions to change from what’s normally expected, resulting…
