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In reply to the discussion: oh COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [View all]progressoid
(52,497 posts)78. These aren't as tall as the off-shore turbines
But they are still impressive. I did a little work on a 265 turbine "farm" about a decade ago.
Iowa has over 6000 turbines which produces about two thirds of our electricity.
I knew someone in a rural IA town whose municipal electricity was owned by the citizens of the town (SOCIALISM!)
. The wind turbines around them produce more electricity than can use so they sell the excess to the grid. Their elec bills are very low. When people's gas furnaces need to be replaced, they use electric ones.
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23 hrs ago
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ShazzieB
20 hrs ago
#64
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17 hrs ago
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Scientists lol? I bet they dont even have good data from their own navy radar operators.
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