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[quote user="BNSFwatcher"] Date:  20 Nov 2019  Memo from:  BNSF Railway  To:  J. B. Hunt Transportation  Cc:  Schnieder Transportation, United Parcel Service Dear Ms. Hunt;  in response to your inquiry, we must say "Yes!"  Your trailers and containers will arrive on-time, provided the wind blows and the sun shines.  Thank you for your faith in 'renewable' energy.                                                                    Matt Rose, CEO, BNSF Railway [/quote]   What Rose will tell J.B. Hunt is that the trailers will be on time, but the bill will be higher. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> Wind-generated electricity will pull trains just as reliably as electricity from other sources if the wind generation is sufficiently backed up with redundant wind energy capacity.  However, this is an extra “hidden” cost of wind energy.  There needs to be sufficient surplus capacity to support a given level of use, in case of wind fluctuations.    Sustainability, when applied to the U.S., is all about sacrifice and reduction of consumption, which will be brought about by higher priced, sustainable energy alternatives.
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