So why the hell are you voting for this joke of a bill Bernie?
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Do they require batteries?
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Destroy them!
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The wind farms currently use transfer stations. Battery storage for large turbines is an emerging tech
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When considering the initial cost of millions to make and install, then add to this the continuous expense to maintain and keep in operation, this is another lousy idea from an efficiency standpoint. They do not produce enough energy to warrant the expense.
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Wind power is the 2nd most efficient form of energy production (behind nuclear). And that is taking manufacturing into consideration
âŚand there are many, many studies that say otherwise.
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Studies released after 2020? Cite them because you are mistaken
On the northern shore of Lake Erie, in Ontario Canada, the first wind turbines were installed on a mass scale that I personally observed. Those there have to pay their electric bills, of which, I have relatives that live there. This is reality;
Ontario has the most expensive electricity in North America
The result of subsidized, over-priced wind power that Ontario doesnât need.
2010 to October, 2015: Electricity rates increased 60-88%.
November 1, 2015: Rates increase another by 8.7%.
January 1, 2016: Rates increase by another 10%.
May 1, 2016: Rates increase by another 2.5 cents per kWh because âOntario didnât sell enough power over the winterâ:
January 1, 2017: PST removed, decreasing bills by 8%.
January 1, 2017: Rate increases due to hidden Cap & Trade.
May, 2017: Hydro bills are reduced by 17%.
The reduction will be charged to taxpayers because âeveryone benefits from electricity infrastructure, not just rate payersâ.
May, 2017: Subsidies are offered to those with a low income. Subsidies will be charged to taxpayers.
June, 2017: Hydro One announces annual increase of $171 to cover infrastructure upgrades.
We are subsidizing the wind industry.
4% of our power is from wind energy, yet it costs us 20% of our electrical bill.
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So nothing to back up your claim? That article is outdated
reality
Just because the media is blowing it up your butt to sell their agenda, doesnât make this historical data wrong. If I want to forecast how well youâll pay your debt, I look at your credit history. This IS the history of windmillsâŚand theyâre inefficientâŚperiod.
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The history of wind power is that recent advancements have made it the second most efficient form of energy generation available to man
Iâve shown you the reality of actual experiences for well over a decade. Now if there are windmills elsewhere that have managed to overcome the high expenses those in Ontario have endured, please post this place and the resultsâŚyou knowâŚlike I just did for you. 
It doesnât matter what was more efficient a decade ago. The reality is that wind power is more efficient now
It makes sense going forward to the most efficient means available to us now and not in the past
KâŚnow prove it. Where are they working? I drove through a valley on I-10 at the southern end of California and Arizona that had windmills as far as the eye could see, on both sides of the interstate. This was also well over a decade ago. How are they doing? Itâs in your backyardâŚso are they efficient? Post the proof.
The project is doing great. It generates 893Ghw of energy
Excellent. Now this should be ezâŚshow me the data showing the cost to install, the total maintenance expenses and the energy produced.
It was an interesting spot chosen in that the wind traveled all along the mountain chain to the only passage through for many miles and turned those turbines. If they donât work there, I canât imagine them being cost efficientâŚanywhereâŚso back it up.
In the long run it pays off just fine, a cost effective energy with a big up front cost but it catches up to itself.
Do your own homework. I have already shown that since 2020 wind power has been the 2nd most efficient form of energy production
Thatâs what I thought. All airâŚmaybe theyâd be efficient if youâd stand in front of them and just talk.
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