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| Thu, 16th Apr 2020 19:21:00 |
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'Hybrid renewables are |
First, a note on the Coronavirus pandemic. These are uncertain times for all industries. As cities, counties and states take extra and necessary precautions to prevent the spread of illness, we are all impacted. My hope is that this time allows the industry to reflect on the role of energy in today's crisis and the crises of tomorrow. Energy is what keeps the lights on at homes, businesses and government offices in difficult times. And wind is now an integral part of the reliable delivery of electricity.
In 2019, American wind farms produced enough energy to power 30 million US homes and six states now serve 20% or more of their load with wind energy. All to say, the workers in the field maintaining our turbines are providing critical services to many Americans. So, how we think about wind matters. It is not a clean-energy fad, but an integral and reliable part of supporting the US in difficult times. That is why designing solutions today for tomorrow's energy customer positions us to address crises head-on with a reliable and resilient product.
Growing up in Denmark, I was surrounded by technology solutions in action. I did not recognize the novelty in the fact my childhood home is now within five miles of a 150MW wind farm, a 20MW solar system and 10MW of various energy storage projects. Looking back over my 13 years at Vestas, I see how this proximity to diverse energy technologies informed my understanding of what a company can offer customers. Like the electrons now passing through the backyard of my childhood home, we are capable of bridging technologies to meet the specific load needs of our customers.
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