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To: Joe NYC who wrote (398545)	7/14/2008 1:07:25 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576610

I don't understand why power generators can't alternate between the two......much like a hybrid car. Obviously, there would have to be some costly retrofitting but it seems to be the way to go. Do you mean that a wind turbine runs like a hybrid car? I think the battery for such a thing would be the most expensive part of the whole wind tower. No, what I mean is why can't the generators alternate between say wind and NG. When the wind is blowing, it motivates the generators that produce electricity. When the wind is down, NG takes over and powers the generators. Again, much like a hybrid car.