we operate our power grid as an entire system. all of the resources, the natural gas plants, coal plants, renewable energy facilities are all together on a system. wherever the demand is, the electricity can flow. make sure wetem to can move the power when the wind is blowing, to make sure we have the transmission to move the power is the most affordable and effective way to use the wind energy when it is blowing. if the wind is not so strong on certain parts of the day, we have a very robust system that allows flexible units, to ramp . ramp up and down and make sure we balance supply and demand. the system as a whole is the best way to store and make sure we utilize renewable resources when they are producing. host: independent color. michigan. caller: good morning.

energy foried green 11 or 12 years. one of the biggest problems i have -- i will address this to -- guest.ous caller math, it isat the $2 million over a. of 50 years -- period of 50 years. i have looked into wind energy. i talked to an engineer here in said, do the math. 18,000, dollar and $.80 a month -- what if the taxpayers have to pay for this big hole in the ground? guest: i think i can answer it

through -- the production tax credit is a remarkable program. receivenot eligible to any of that tax relief until you bring your project all the way to completion. you are online, you are operating, you're delivering electricity to the grid. at that point, for every unit of electricity you produce, that is what is eligible for the tax credit. the way the program is designed is really to encourage right investment from the private to develop and construct and bring that project to completion and only at that point are you eligible to receive tax relief ace on how much you produce. the program is designed to optimize and maximize reduction of electricity. host: carl is in seattle. democratic caller. caller: good morning. i live in an area in central washington where there is an enormous amount of wind.

there are wind farms close to my house. my neighbors and i find the most obnoxious aspect of these obnoxious devices. the flashing red lights become more and more obvious as night falls and becomes darker and darker during it becomes more and more intrusive housing anxiety problems. i have looked into this. this could radar switch these things -- i really wish these things could become far nicer neighbors for us. our board of county commissioners voted unanimously to keep these things out of our lives. they are not producing anything of value. they cost more money than the electricity they produce. they try to shut these things down. the supreme court turned them

down, saying it is unfair to windmills, as if there is some ethical and float -- implications to machinery. could you please comment on where do i go from here? who do i talk to to try to get this radar switch system and so these things will have less of a burden on our lives? a largeilding astronomical observatory which is numb and ruined by these things. let me know where i can go from here. just the point on the lighting on the radar. i want to push back a little bit on the value that wind energy is bringing to this country. a renewable resource. it is something that does not run out. the affordability of this energy resource is incredible right now. it is a great deal of consumers -- deal for consumers. wind energy can provide an affordable form of power.

-- we can lock in rates for the consumers for 20 or 30 years. all ofice is protecting us from future volatility or future risk. fuel price volatility, regulatory risk -- we are insulating ourselves from that because we can lock in our price for 20 or 30 years. that is something important to think about as we build out energy in this country. projects,velop wind the industry takes very seriously with the local impacts are of the project. we spend a significant amount of time before, during, and after the project is completed studying the local impacts of our projects. with several experts that have come to the industry over the years. we do work with the federal aviation administration on rules and the department of defense on

ensuring that the turbines to not interact with other objects at altitude. safetyhting is part of a measure, obviously, that is a requirement as part of our regulatory program. do work closely with the federal aviation administration and the department of defense to understand visuals and make sure they work in conjunction, not only for the wind industry, but also for the surrounding community. that is a place where we work closely and that is where i recommend future work be taken up. host: phil is in ohio. republican color. caller: good morning. thank you for c-span. my question is what can you do to keep the windmills from killing eagles and keys -- geese? i believe that is my question. guest: thanks for the question. it is an important one.

the wind industry takes very seriously the impact we have on wildlife. one of the benefits of renewable energy is that it does not produce any localized air pollutants or contribute to greenhouse gases. as a benefit of wind energy, we on ther broader impact local ecosystem very seriously. we try to minimize any local impacts on wildlife by doing studies for several years prior to breaking ground on construction at a site. we want to make sure we understand what the impacts are going to be on the local wildlife, whether it is avian or ground wildlife. we try to work in conjunction with the environmental community and the aviation community to understand these impacts better. one of the ways we have tried to get ahead of this issue and make sure we really understand what the impact would be and how to prevent it is an organization

that was set up that is half environmental community, half industry working together. the american wind the wildlife institute. that is where we try to do the research to understand how to minimize the impacts. at the end of the day, the industry is proud to be one of the lowest impact energy resources we have at our fingertips today that can be deployed because it does not contribute to local air pollutants that obviously impact any species and it does not contribute to greenhouse gases. greenhouse gas and global climate change could lead to a much broader impact on wildlife through extinctions. by helping address climate change and air pollutants, we are having a much broader benefit that will help over the long-haul. host: anthony is next in rochester, new york. democrat line. i am interested in

finding out more about wind energy and solar energy. [indiscernible] heard the not sure i last part of the question. perhaps how to get more wind energy to your region. we are having developers look at every region of the country right now. looking at different wind sites, the different wind resources, seeing if it is appropriate for a project to be developed. also, where we are manufacturing all of the components. if you're in a state that his furry windy, you might see wind project development. state that isa

not windy at the moment, your sing manufacturing ramp up because of the 8000 component parts that are in a wind turbine , the vast majority of which are being made in the united states now. there is an opportunity for every state and every region to be involved in the wind industry growth. host: when you look at how americans get their electricity, this is a chart from the energy information agency. renewables make up 12%. 12% from renewable energy, wind makes up 28% of that. michael on twitter wants to know -- guest: excellent question. it is something the industry is prepared to do. to ramp up to society wants to make renewable a larger portion

of our energy mix. it was a report done a few years ago that i was part of under the bush administration coming out of the department of energy looking at what he percent wind energy by 2030 and understanding what it would take for the u.s. to scale up and reached 20% of by 2030.gy the industry is ready and able to scale up and reach that 20% mark. we have stayed ahead of the trajectory laid out in that report over the last five years. the industry growth has stayed ahead of the curve, on the path to 20%. the department of energy today is midway through the process of updating that report to understand, given everything that has changed, the new technology, changes in the power sector, what other challenges we

might face and what are the benefits of scaling up very quickly in order to meet any of the energy goals we have in this country, whether it is climate change, addressing climate change with green energy, security, affordability, diversity, making sure our portfolio is diverse and secured. we are not overly reliant on any source. the department of energy is halfway through a process of updating that report of reaching 20% to 2030. host: isabel in new york. independent. caller: hello. , are we using any trees for these windmills? guest: did u.s. about trees? are we losing very many trees to windmills? guest: that is an interesting question. it is useful to know where our

wind projects are built in this country. it 98% of the wind projects in this country -- we have 45,000 operating wind turbines across the country and the vast majority of these turbines are onlt on private land, farming, ranching land with private landowners where the developer works directly with the landowner and leases -- we actually leased the land from the private landowner. we come on and put up a wind turbine. the vast majority of the land that the landowner as for renting or farming purposes can be used for its original purpose. we generally use about two 5% for the2% to turbine and access rose. the land is left for its original purpose which is commonly farming and ranching. those are generally the partners that we have to when we develop wind projects across the country. host: how much of the landowners getting in leasing fees?

the local benefits of what comes from a wind project are not just the land lease payments but also the property tax payments to go to the local community for a land lease. a landowner might get anywhere to $5,000 for turbine -- per turbine over the year. a project could be 50 turbines. the project -- that is thousands of dollars of extra cash to the landowner. that additional cash income that they get is the difference between them being in the red and the black we hear sometimes. it is not exposed to some of the volatility of crop prices or other income coming into the farm. it is helpful in keeping these families' farms running. businessash positive

with the extra income from the wind turbines. in addition to those land lease payments, we do have to pay property taxes in most counties and most states. that property tax is also some of the largest income that the counties have ever seen. we often build schools or libraries or hospitals and that money is followed back into the community. really changing the dynamics once a wind project comes in. host: tweet -- mike, republican caller. yes, i am interested in knowing, when we have a lot of power,d we have excess why can we turn some of that power into hydrogen and burn the hydrogen or use the hydrogen to make power when there is not any wind? guest: that is an excellent

question and some in our industry as well as the r&d labs at the department of energy have spent time looking at different ways to utilize all the wind energy we produce because when you produce wind, it is free. there is no fuel price, so the best way to utilize wind energy is to make sure there is sufficient transmission capacity that we can move the power to the demand center wherever it electricity is needed. there are several demonstration projects around the country looking at different ways, with battery or potentially hydrogen, looking at different ways to see if that makes sense. but right now with the amount of wind power we are producing, we can scale up to a fairly significant level of wind penetration, and just using the power grid and operating it is efficiently is the cheapest way, if we want to think about using the most portable forms first, the cheapest way to move

effectively free power to the demand centers. there are lots of demonstration projects going on right now in combination with the industry and the department of industry -- and the department of energy to understand the opportunities such as the one that you mentioned that to be part of our system in the future. , thanklizabeth salerno you very much. for more information, go to a >> we continue to look at renewable energy in just a moment. first on washington journal, we will hear from matt lewis. he will talk about the recent elections in new jersey, followed by fair vote executive director rob richie and about american voting

laws and then we will be joined by charles captain, the former director of european affairs. washington journal is 7:00 eastern, here on c-span. >> one thing that has -- stuck in my mind is how dallas has changed in general, just from inside the political standpoint. in the early 1960s and late 1950s, there was probably a much less balanced political climate here, perhaps a great deal to the right side, and in fact i remember seeing publications into papers, i forget which one, this was the times herald or the dallas news. someone had bought a full-page ad, the day before president kennedy came, with president

kennedy's picture on it and said, wanted, for treason. when arlen specter came down here six months after the assassination, representing the war and as junior counsel, after it was over with, he came out in talking, because he was to me about the entrance wound. he thought it was an entrance wound. who willwe have people testify they saw him shot from the overpass, but we do not believe they are credible witnesses and i don't want you saying any in about it. >> eyewitness accounts from two of the doctors who treated president kennedy and lee harvey oswald, part of american history tv. >> monday is veterans day and we will bring you live coverage of

the wreath ceremony at arlington national cemetery. beginning at 11 a.m. eastern. theis weekly address, president talked about veterans day and the contributions of u.s. servicemen and women. younga representative tom delivered the republican address. he spoke about the health care law and the implementation on october 1. >> hello, everybody. veterans day weekend is a chance for all of us to state two simple words -- thank you. thank you to that greatest generation who fought island by island across the pacific to free millions from fascism in europe. thank you to the heroes who risked everything through the biddle -- bitter cold of korea and stifling heat of vietnam. thank you to all the heroes who have served, most recently our 9/11 generation of veterans from iraq and afghanistan. now that more of them are coming home, we need to serve them as well as they serve us, and that requires more than a simple thank you, especially from those of us who have been elected to serve. i have often said that my top

priority is growing the economy, creating jobs, and restoring middle-class security, and a very important part of that is making sure every veteran has every chance to share in the opportunity he or she has helped defend. in addition to the care and benefits they have earned, that means a good job, good education, and a home to call their own. if you fight for your country overseas, you should never have to fight for a job when you come home. i've made sure the federal government lead by example, and since i took office, we've hired 300,000 veterans to keep serving their country. our new transition assistance program is helping veterans and their spouses find that new job and plan their career. i will keep calling on congress to do the right thing and pass the veterans job corps. put our veterans to work rebuilding america. let them gain unmatched gills --

skills. we are also doing what we can to connect more businesses with highly skilled veterans. more chances to earn licenses and credentials for civilian jobs, and new tax credits for companies that hire veterans and wounded warriors. tax credits, which congress should make permanent. and america's businesses have worked with michelle and jill biden's joining forces campaign to help heroes find jobs in the private sector. they have already hired or trained 200,000 veterans or military spouses, and they've committed to hiring over 400,000 more. we are also committed to giving today's veterans and their families the same shot at a great education this country gave my grandfather when he came home from world war ii. we are helping more of them earn their degrees under the post- g.i. bill. we have worked with thousands of schools across the country to set new standards to protect against dishonest recruiting and predatory lending practices that

target our veterans, and we are helping hundreds of community colleges and universities do more to welcome and encourage our veterans on campus. thanks to these efforts and the efforts of the private sector, we have made progress getting our veterans back to work, but we've got a lot more work to do, and is more than one million of our troops returned to civilian life, we will have to work even harder because the skill, dedication, and courage of our troops is unmatched, and when they come home, we all benefit from their efforts to build a stronger america and a brighter future for our kids. so to our veterans on behalf of our entire nation, thank you for everything you have done and will continue to do for our entire nation. as your commander-in-chief, i'm

proud of your service and grateful for your sacrifice. as long as i am president, i will make it my mission to make sure that america has your back not just one day or one weekend, but 365 days a year. thanks. god bless you, and have a great weekend. >> hello, i'm congressman tom young -- todd young from the great state of indiana. i've heard heartbreaking stories from many hoosiers about the impact the new health care law is having on them and their families. i would like to share with you some of their experiences. mike from bloomington wrote in to say that the plan he has now, which he likes, is being canceled at the end of the year. this, of course, is exactly what the president and other champions of the law promised would not happen. mike's new plan will cost him $900 more a month. scott from salem shared his story about how shortly after being told his company would cover the 20% increase for employee health care coverage, several of his coworkers were laid off. and annual christmas bonuses were canceled. alan from jeffersonville asked us for help with his wife laura's situation. for eight years, she's been

battling a form of incurable cancer. she was getting insurance through a pool which is dissolving because of the new law. after 25 days of trying, the couple was finally able to get on healthcare.gov only to discover that just one company currently offers insurance for them through the website. unfortunately, that company will not cover laura's doctors and her out-of-pocket expenses to keep those doctors would go up by more than $20,000 a year. as he puts it, their family basically has two choices -- one, and her treatment, or two, go broke. and there's morgan from bloomington, who shares with me this cancellation notice his wife kathy received. to afford a lapse in coverage, she must sign up for a new plan.

i hung up this letter last week at a hearing with the medicare administrator responsible for the exchange. her suggestion was that they go to the website. sure enough, they tried. because the white house said the problem was too many people trying to sign up at once, they even set their alarm clock for the middle of the night just so they could log on when there was less traffic. proud of your service and this is what the trail looks like. you have people who were told not to worry, and that there

rates would go down. adding insult to injury, the white house, and the president, is not leveling with us. he claims he never really made these promises. no wonder a member of his own party calls this a crisis of confidence. if the president is truly sorry about all of this he will take steps to right this wrong. authored a i have bill to delay this law and the individual mandate tax. how can you tax people for not buying a product from a website that does not work? next week the house will start the keep your health care act. this will ensure that those in the individual market can continue to exist and no one should go to their website to find out that they are losing a

plan that they like or need. we will keep asking hard questions, and having hearings, so that we can get to the bottom of this. the problem is not just the website, this is the entire law. let's stop this train wreck now, and give americans the peace of mind that they deserve. thank you for listening. >> monday is veterans day and president obama and the first lady are scheduled to hold a breakfast. they will attend the wreath laying ceremony at arlington cemetery. watch for live coverage beginning at 11 a.m. eastern time, on c-span. >> the place is now called the mercedes-benz superdome in new orleans, where the bcs title game was two years ago.

at publicrely expense. when hosted the football game this was a national feel-good story, and rightfully so but the public paid for all of the repairs and the public has invested about $1 billion in the construction. the mercedes-benz superdome. the new orleans saints keep most of the revenue generated there. don'teople in the public understand this is taking place and the second reason is that they feel there is nothing they can do about this, this is based on the insider deals. the most recent time that there was a vote, in miami last year there was a vote about using public money for the miami dolphins play, and the citizens voted against this. >> more with sports author gregg easterbrook, sunday night at

eight, on c-span. next, "the, followed by c-span "first ladies ," and later, actress goldie hawn talks about her effort to help children. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979, brought to you as a public service by your television provider. >> for the first time in many months, the federal communications commission has a full complement of commissioners. new chairman tom wheeler and republican michael o'rielly have been confirmed by the senate. joining us this week to discuss the sec's agenda for the coming year, sam gustin of "time magazine."