Dozens of them, roughly 700 feet (213 meters) tall — as big as San Antonio’s tallest skyscraper — were set to sprout across thousands of scrubby acres near the pristine Devils River. Protests that a wind farm would harm a sensitive ecosystem in Texas flopped, but when attention turned to a Chinese billionaire behind the project, state lawmakers raced to pull the plug.
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I live down in bottom of Texas, the RGV near the mouth of the Rio Grande. Ercot has several of these windfarms down here. Some folks claim they are wonderful, but at night, a row of dead blinking lights along the horizon really screw up my night sky viewing. Have them to the west about two miles away and to the east about 20 miles away. Just terrible.
ReplyDeleteHowever it got stopped, at least it's stopped! The windmills are an eyesore during the day but they are even worse at night with their flashing red beacons. A Minnesota farmer described being outside at night for him now is "like being stuck in a UFO movie. Flashing red lights all around". Doesn't sound appealing.
ReplyDeleteEveryone seems to ignore the ecological damage that wind farms will cause. When you use the wind to spin the blades, some of the wind energy is lost in the conversion. Slowing down the wind will have effects on rain patterns and weather patterns that haven't been adequately studied. Wind and solar are being pursued at a reckless pace because of the profit potential. When the final results are known, we may find we've traded bad for much much worse.
ReplyDeletenot to mention that most everything i've read about them states that they never generate enough to even pay for themselves.
ReplyDeleteAnd the fact that they are as economically viable as a EV car makes no never mind.
ReplyDeleteSteve S6
If you allow them on your land you $4,000 to $8,000 per turbine a year. Depending on output.
DeleteDaryl
God bless Kyle Bass!
ReplyDeleteHas anyone you know have their electrical rates go.......down?
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