Posted by Jay Scherbik on September 05, 2010 at 05:50:41 from (184.9.15.99):
In Reply to: Way OT- Wind Turbines posted by farmer boy on September 04, 2010 at 22:57:06:
I live in Western NY State, basically on the side of a mountain. I can look over two ridges and see 50 or more wind turbines in Java, NY. It takes me twenty minutes to drive over there, and yet I can see them clear as day from my house. Some people don't mind the way they look. I think they are hideous.
Many of the turbines sit idle while others turn. It seems like a huge waste of space and resources to me. If you really want to manage the load for peak usage, put in a Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) unit.
When I do drive by the turbines, I roll down the windows and listen. They make a very distinct "woosh" noise. When each of the three blades comes to the bottom of the turn, the noise is pronounced. I wouldn't want to live near it.
Of course, the world has known wind power for centuries. Just ask the Dutch! The point is, we have moved on (and now regressed).
As an engineer, I can put 250 MegaWatts in the same space it takes to put up 2.5 MW. Of course, there are more utilities invovled with a steam or combined cycle plant (Electrical service, cooling water, hydraulic systems, etc.), but the increase in usable energy is huge.
Comparatively, solar panels are big and unsightly, as are wind turbines. For my money, you can't beat a steam turbine power plant. Be it nuclear, trash to steam, fossil or geothermal, a steam plant delivers big.
Good luck on your decision. It's a shame the Government is spending our money on a technology that just doesn't pay. At this point, the push to install wind power is merely an extension of political correctness. Since wind power to generate electricity is new, it must be better than the old; even if it is ineffective.
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