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How far can we derail this? There were actually "scientists" here last year going around to the new sites of the wind farms claiming these are worse for the environment than any other energy source besides coal. Claiming that all the resources to manufacture and the land they take up aren't worth the end result. Sheesh, pick your gripe tree hugger!

Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

----- Claiming that all the resources to manufacture and the land they take up aren't worth the end result. ----

The power company I worked for was and still is a leader in exploration of alternate power generation technology. Back in the late sixties, I was in a meeting to lay the groundwork for testing wind generation options for large scale installations (farms), and I made an off the cuff comment to that effect, and after the meeting, I got my butt royally chewed for it. I still hold that idea, though.

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Originally Posted by Rrumbler

The power company I worked for was and still is a leader in exploration of alternate power generation technology. Back in the late sixties, I was in a meeting to lay the groundwork for testing wind generation options for large scale installations (farms), and I made an off the cuff comment to that effect, and after the meeting, I got my butt royally chewed for it. I still hold that idea, though.

I have a friend who moved over to manage one of the largest wind farm holdings in the USA, with wind farms scattered up through five or six states, all erected with tax subsidized dollars. He shared with me that he's seen too many days in the middle of summer, those sultry days when the thermometer is peaking and air conditioners are running hard, when his entire grid is sitting idle, not enough wind to move a blade. The only thing keeping the AC on is fossil fuel burning. And the comment that we're gonna install enough solar panels to power all of America? That's just plain HOGWASH! 1) There's not enough viable land area, 2) Do you not want lights after sunset?

Sorry, rant's over, back to that T-Bird.....

Originally Posted by rspears

wind farms scattered up through five or six states, all erected with tax subsidized dollars.

I believe the tax subsidized dollars says it all. Get the government out of it and it will go away, same as ethanol.
FWIW, a wind generator was installed on the DC-10's I worked on, have no idea if it was ever used, maybe Jerry knows.