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Posted by AlM on Sat Mar 19 22:19:18 2005, in response to Re: Gas Hits $3.15 in California, posted by SelkirkTMO on Sat Mar 19 18:02:02 2005. Wind actually doesn't have the uptime you might expect except perhaps on the plains. If the wind isn't blowing, no power. And the turbine actually doesn't kick in unless the wind is above a certain amount - I think 6 MPH or so sustained - and when the wind exceeds a certain amount - I think 25 MPH or so, it cuts out due to overspeed. There are large periods of time in the northern climbs where the turbines ain't whirring.Out OFFSHORE however, the conditions are a bit more favorable ... I agree the northeast isn't as good for wind as the northern plains. But even in the northeast the ridgetops in non-scenic areas (such as the entire southern tier of NY State) are a perfect candidate. And the northern plains are BIG. Cover Noth Dakota with windmills and you've reduced its agricultural output by 1%, reduced its scenic value by 0%, and produced a LOT of electricity, at least 9 months of the year. It's a lot more effective in land use than solar, and it doesn't require Yucca Mtn. to be impermeable to water for 100,000 years. I also agree about offshore. "Environmentalists" who don't want their view spoiled are living in a dream world. Do they realize how much their view is being spoiled right now by air pollution from power plants? View distances in the general area of the Grand Canyon have shrunk dramtically since one single huge coal burning plant was built in Page, AZ, around 1970. |
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