For years, the knock on various forms of renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, has been that they aren't reliable enough to generate base-load power — the minimum output that utilities must make available to consumers at all times.
WHAT OTHERS SAY: Missouri should forge renewable energy compromise
Saturday, July 30, 2011 | 6:00 a.m. CDT
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