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The actual cost effectiveness of wind power varies
with the cost of conventional power; as conventional power costs increase, wind power becomes more attractive. The people at Varian
Semiconductor in Gloucester are building wind turbines because the power will be cheaper than conventional.
With regard to potential energy levels, there are already very large wind farms off the coast of Europe; they currently produce 20 % of the power for the country of Denmark. America has
huge wind potential off the coasts; Massachusetts especially could produce huge amounts of power from wind.
Nuclear is safe, but has significant unresolved waste disposal issues.
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