If wind energy was used what would it replace?
If wind energy was used more often, what other types of nonrenewable energy sources would it replace?
If wind energy was used more often, what other types of nonrenewable energy sources would it replace?
Wind is not efficient enough to replace another source of energy. As it depends on location if there is no wind there is no energy. It is the same idea with solar, hydro, geothermal, etc. People would prefer wind over these kind of sources if it was more efficient or cheaper to maintain.
Wind energy mostly replaces energy from coal-fired power plants. In reality wind will never fully supplant nonrenewable energy sources because it is not reliable (non-windy days). There must always be back-up sources that can be used on demand. The cleanest solution would be nuclear and natural gas nonrenewables along with geothermal, wind, and solar renewables.