Company diversity does not apply to public electrical utilities, they only have one product … electricity. The customer pays for any inefficiencies in the generation and distribution of that product. And just because the customer pays his bill, it does not mean that the inefficiency doesn’t matter. Therefore, my point stands. A solution is not a viable solution if it is not cost effective.
I guess he’s a little irritated that Donald Trump said that the noise from the wind turbines cause cancer. But, as the governor of Iowa, who would not comment specifically on Trump’s comments said, “One year coffee is good for you and the next year coffee causes cancer.”
Is that power produced by wind, or power actuality used by consumers. I mean who cares if a windmill spins out tons of current at 3 am when no one is around to use it, right.
or Perhaps he’s worried about losing a fed subsidy?
Why shouldn’t I look at the senator motivations for making such statements? And perhaps the senator is getting money from wind companies. Which is why I asked real questions about the industry.
Certainly not directly, but Does the noise and vibration cause stress to local populations? Did you look into it at all, or just go with what CNN says?
Regardless of Big Wind pulling Grassley’s strings, the sound of wind turbines does not cause cancer. Would you rather be locked in a garage with a pile of burning coal, or a running box fan?
Here’s an article about " Wind Turbine Syndrome and Vibroacoustic Disease"
“Recently published peer reviewed comprehensive information prepared by medical doctors, pathologists and engineers strongly warn of major physiological consequences of living too close to industrial wind turbines. These have been classified into two categories according to two different phenomena associated with wind turbine noise. One is Wind Turbine Syndrome (WTS), Reference (1), which produces several symptoms related to the vestibular system’s (balance) organs: disturbed sleep, headaches, tinnitus (ear ringing), and sense of quivering or vibration, nervousness, rapid heartbeat, nausea, difficulty with concentration, memory loss, irritability and anger. The other is Vibroacoustic Disease (VAD), Reference (2), which causes direct tissue or organ damage. WTS symptoms discontinue when the person moves away from the source; however, VAD symptoms continue long after the source of infrasound is turned off. Both WTS and VAD can be very harmful and debilitating and possibly deadly.”
I doubt you’ve done any research besides the NBC morning show… The coal plant is centralized usually away from populations. It’s physical footprint is tiny compared to wind turbine’s massive physical foot print and then there is the noise pollution…
Warm periods are party time. Prosperity and bounty. The cold periods bring plagues and famine, and usually the earth is in an ice age. Celebrated the warming periods…