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Re: Wind energy
[Re: white17]
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08/05/19 09:05 PM
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It's funny this topic came up. Just tonight on the news the city of Zeeland, on the shore of Lake Michigan, just scrapped one of theirs. Here's a link - https://wwmt.com/news/local/zeeland-brings-down-its-wind-turbines-for-safety-and-performance-issues
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Re: Wind energy
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08/07/19 08:03 AM
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I would like to see if they survive without federal subsidies. Subsidies are given to the fossil fuel interests too. I believe most solar energy subsidies are set to end in 2021.
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Re: Wind energy
[Re: white17]
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08/07/19 10:46 AM
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See, this is where I miss BuckNE. Definitely ! But there was someone else on here in the same line of work as Buck ! That would be Finster, but I haven't seen him on for awhile. I believe he must be working a turn around at a nukey plant somewhere! One thing that I haven't seen mentioned on this thread yet is, Everytime I go by a wind farm, there are always some dead in the water. Anywhere from two or three, up to as many as ten percent that are sitting there not running. I have heard from guys that work on installing them that the gear drives on them are the first thing to break down, but they don't seem to get the parts to repair them. Just another gov boondoggle as far as I'm concerned, and yet they just keep putting them up everywhere!
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Re: Wind energy
[Re: nate]
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08/07/19 12:36 PM
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The government gave a local native reserve near me 4 billlion dollars to set up a wind farm. They now have about 120 windmills, and not like small ones, like 400 foot tall monsters. So far, the wind farm has caused the largest forest fire in our area in recent history last summer, took months to put out..., destroyed the look of the georgian bay coast, and they were set to turn them on this spring. They also put in 40 miles of hydro line to get the power to the grid...issue is, the power lines and windmills disrupt communication. Cell phone, VHF, etc cant be used. Now they are trying to figure out what to do, and the windmills are not turning and haven't been in months..
When will the government give me a few million so I can sell power back to the government and make money on the governments dime?
Oh..wait, I am not Native, so I am not eligible. Does that sound right to anyone?
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Re: Wind energy
[Re: nate]
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08/07/19 12:40 PM
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I seen hundreds of them near the water in Kingston.It was windy day when I was there and none of them were spinning.
Just another make work project I guess.
Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
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Re: Wind energy
[Re: nate]
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08/07/19 12:57 PM
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They need to figure out how to make the earth spin faster.That would create more wind and maybe they would then be feasible.
That said,the Dutch have been making windmills work for centuries.
Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
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