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OPINION Reactions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail C&EN, 2017, 95 (40), p 4October 9, 2017Cite this:C&EN 95, 40, 4AbstractLetters to the editor Wind power The initial statement that wind power is generating electricity in Europe in, what I assume, is the equivalent cost in U.S. dollars ($59 to $125 per MWh) sounds enticing (C&EN, July 24, page 20). Apparently, that is competitive, according to the European Commission. In the U.S., that amount would not compete with anything. It is, in fact, two to five times the nominal cost of power from baseload units in the U.S. The competition in the electricity market is driving costs to $20 per MWh and below. Current market pressures from natural gas generation are driving many other fossil units as well as nuclear units into bankruptcy, or [they are] decommissioning. It is surprising that the anxiety over global warming gets pushed aside in this instance in the light of lower cost generation. In the current U.S. market, neither solar nor wind can beView: PDF | Full Text HTML