What I find amusing about these wind turbines is that they shut them down when the wind get blowing very hard. So when you have the maximum power available you do not use it. I know they are not wanting to over speed them but the pitch of the blades is controlled so why not just flatten the pitch to control the speed. Even old windmills controlled the speed with a mechanical governor. It worked differently but they still turned in high winds.
As for noise. They do make a low frequency noise. It is noticeable to wild life and animals. My BIL has a lovely home and average. They built a wind farm right behind him. You do notice them when the wind is blowing towards the house. He has much fewer visits by wild life now as well. He got nothing out of the wind mills being built but they have dramatically reduces the value of his home. The wind mills are an eye sore to me.
I personally think the whole wind energy thing is a boondoggle. The wind turbines have a life expectancy that is less than the payback time. So the only way they are being build is with massive government/taxpayer subsidies. Also they do not really help with the total energy equation as much as you would think. You still have to have traditional generation capacity equal to the full demand. So while the wind is blowing the traditional generators still have to be idle ready to go on line at any time.
Also what are they going to be/do in 10-15 years and they are worn out???? he companies that are building them and operation them will more than likely be gone as soon as the government quits paying for them. The government is going to be hard pressed for money in the near future. So I see them setting there as expensive junk.
There are solar panels around here that on private buildings. They make less of an impact on the area they are in but I think they create more hazardous waste being made. They are costly too. Local dairy farm put them up. $75,000 to install. Saving $400 a month on electric this summer. In the winter the saving will be less. So will it ever pay out without tax credits???
I am all for trying to create new ways to create energy that is cleaner/cheaper. Just make sure that it is a viable way. The wind and solar drive is more emotion than science right now. It "FEELS" good to many people. The actual numbers do not reflect them being a viable source with current technology. We have driven nuclear generation out of this country and there is little research into the issue it has being done in the US anymore. So we have allowed a proven method to be driven out without really trying to solve the issues with it. If nuclear energy got half the money wind and solar is getting I bet that we could find ways to handle the byproducts/waste left over after the rods depleted.
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