Wind Turbine ********. Just opened the mail and seen the plan for three massive units

[MossRoad]

Leave politics out of it or the thread will be shut down.

 

[williaty]

I gotta say I like the things. I think they're neat to watch and I like the fact that they represent us (humans) trying to do a better job in our stewardship of the planet. I've been around a bunch of mid-size (around 100kW each, IIRC) ones and the only time I've ever heard them make noise is they grumble a bit when the swivel to follow the wind as it changes direction and they groan pretty loud as their emergency brakes first activate to stop the blades if the wind goes too high. Of course, when the wind is up that much, it's hard to hear the groan of the brakes over the wind, you can kind of feel it though.

I say build more of them, including in places I can see.

 

[turnkey4099]

About 15 miles east and 18 miles south of me - a VERY large field of wind turbines was created. The report says 165 were erected along a 15 mile corridor. Unfortunately this corridor is within a half mile of one of this areas major N/S roads - I-195. I first noticed this situation yesterday as I was riding home along this road. For those familiar with this area - It starts at Rosalia and goes almost all the way to Steptoe.

WOW! What a distraction to driving. The enormous whirling blades, the flickering, the sound. It is impossible to drive this road and not watch these things operate.

Somebody will soon be hurt by this distraction.

They've been there for several years now. Not one report of an accident caused by them. I have also driven by them and have had no ill effects, haven't heard any noise. Am I for them? NO!!

Harry K

 

[TomSeller]

Say goodby to your birds and other wildlife. HS

No, there will be no oil spill killing wildlife. Something low information big oil supporters seem to forget.

 

[TomSeller]

Personally, I think they create their own form of pollution by ruining vista's and scenery. Just saw a new batch going in on my drive down to the hill country last weekend. Another view ruined.

Better looking than an oil drilling operation to me

 

[TomSeller]

Ya the Liberals LOVE "clean energy"

You mean clean like oil?

 

[OrangeAgain]

All of my life I have been looking at the visual pollution of telephone /electrical poles and overhead wiring along our streets and roadways. I view this pollution as more objectionable than wind turbines although I don't want to see turbines on every ridge-line.

I would like to make the developers of wind turbine projects bury X amount of poles and wiring underground for every turbine they install.

 

[My Hoe]

Wow...I'm glad to see some support for CLEAN, RENEWABLE ENERGY--I was getting worried, until I got to page 3--LOL. (In other words, I was beginning to think, when reading so many ANTI-wind posts)...wow...and I actually seek out tractoring advice from these people? :laughing: Obviously, areas of people's interest and expertise varies, but as someone who has studied renewable energy options, for years, it is easy to tell who is possession of FACTS and who is simply recycling BIG OIL, GAS and COAL's PROPAGANDA....

One thing that continues to amaze me by its total absence of discussion, about wind, solar, hydro, tidal and geothermal energy--is that these energy sources DELIVER THEMSELVES TO THEIR RESPECTIVE POWER PLANTS. IOW, there is no daily trucking/rail/pipelines involved (and our country desperately needs a new, beefier, electrical grid ANYWAY, regardless of the power source, so that "build out" should be planned with renewables in mind, to maximize the potential savings involved).

Again...the RENEWABLE (and FAR-LESS CABRON-INTENSIVE) ENERGY, DELIVERS ITSELF.

Kindly indulge me, and think about that, for just a moment, if you please. (Because I'm the only one I've ever heard say it, and I think it's a pretty important piece of the total cost/benefit analysis of the life cycle of renewables vs carbon-based energy systems).

That savings, alone, in fuel/carbon footprint/time and labor, is something I feel is an overlooked benefit of renewables that, in and of itself, represents a CONSIDERABLE SAVINGS, of both energy and pollution.

Now...where is my Nomex (flame-retardent) driving suit?

My Hoe

 

[texasjohn]

One thing that continues to amaze me by its total absence of discussion, about wind, solar, hydro, tidal and geothermal energy--is that these energy sources DELIVER THEMSELVES TO THEIR RESPECTIVE POWER PLANTS. IOW, there is no daily trucking/rail/pipelines involved (and our country desperately needs a new, beefier, electrical grid ANYWAY, regardless of the power source, so that "build out" should be planned with renewables in mind, to maximize the potential savings involved).

Again...the RENEWABLE (and FAR-LESS CABRON-INTENSIVE) ENERGY, DELIVERS ITSELF.

Kindly indulge me, and think about that, for just a moment, if you please. (Because I'm the only one I've ever heard say it, and I think it's a pretty important piece of the total cost/benefit analysis of the life cycle of renewables vs carbon-based energy systems).

That savings, alone, in fuel/carbon footprint/time and labor, is something I feel is an overlooked benefit of renewables that, in and of itself.
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My Hoe

Correct. You can say that again!:thumbsup:

 

[Egon]

So far all delivery systems have thier unique problems of being up to date. Don't think I'd want to live along side of high voltage transmission line corridor.

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