lightsonoregon.com — Wind is a plentiful, renewable, clean power source that reduces "greenhouse gases." However, in 2001 the world’s largest wind-generating project at the time was opposed by fringe groups who raised objections because the project may have threatened a certain type of rodent. It's happening again. This time it's a bird. So much for renewable energy...
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Closed AccountSep 12, 2008
Where the hell do you do economics? Solar, Tide, Geothermal, Wind - none have a front end cost. Like, dude - they are all free! Like, dude - you don't have to go to the Sun and like - mine it! The initial cost will be the investment to build - look at old T.Boone! He is even investing in this technology. Once the infrastructure is in place, and that means the cables out to the already existing infrastructure - the running cost are the next cost to this. Even if the government did subsidise for the first ten years you would have a net profit from the day they initial investment is paid off.
midwestdiggSep 12, 2008
<a class="user" href="http://newsok.com/geography-location-play-role-in-helping-wind-energy-projects-become-profitable/article/3293931/?tm=1220673652">http://newsok.com/geography-location-play-role-in- ...</a> the key quote: "I can build a wind farm anywhere in the state of Oklahoma. To make it profitable is another story. None of these wind farms get built unless they have a return on investment. That's what investors are looking for.?
Closed AccountSep 12, 2008
<a class="user" href="http://www.joconl.com/article/id30185">http://www.joconl.com/article/id30185</a>
striker101Sep 14, 2008
I'm a solar guy for a long time now. One of the worst things solar that ever happened was back in the 70's when there were tax credits for solar, and a whole lotta people used that to buy, not photovoltaics, but solar water heaters on their roofs. A buncha shysters took advantage of that and sold very many inferior installations which froze and failed the very first winder. So much for that boondoggle, which cost the rest of us in taxes.Have been traveling coast to coast the last 3-4 months and saw very many more wind turbine fields. That would seem to indicate they are economic. If someone has a link to some real numbers, we'd sure like to see it here!
Closed AccountSep 16, 2008
We have a lot of dang wind, especially on the coast!