Boone has a good idea, He is just looking in the wrong place. 80% of our people live within 150 miles of the coast. The wind always blows on the coast. This is due to temperature differences between the land and ocean. Ideally wind farms will be place on the coast where most of our people live and a back up system is not needed. If our coastal citizens rely on Wind energy, the conventional energy sources can be used in the interior and places that do not lend themselves to wind energy. This will greatly reduce our dependency on fossil fuels and reduce the pollution that goes with fossil fuels. When demand for fossil fuel is reduced the price will likely fall.