Some really interesting energy data here:
http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Cents_Per_Kilowatt-Hour
FWIW, I now have 3 huge wind farms within a 15 mile radius of me. In spite
of that, my electric bill just went up again..... The price per Kilowatt
hour of wind generated electricity is about the same as for coal fired.
However, there are some significant problems with maintaining the turbines
and storing the power for when there is no wind.
Cheers!!
Jim
On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Dave KK7SS <kk7ss at frontier.com> wrote:
> Yes... several. But not on the scale in California or Nevada.
> Also some small Solar farms.
> Certainly not enough to replace all the currently existing power sources.
>
> We have a Wind turbine farm about 15 miles from my house, 63 turbines,
> occupying 47 of the over 5,000 acres leased for hte project and producing a
> maximum of 96 MegaWatts... or about 1/12th of one average sized nuclear
> power station occupying much less land!
>
> I also live about 8 miles from WPPS #2, which is an operational Nuclear
> Generating plant producing 1.2 GigaWatts.
> Of the other two proposed stations, #1 and #3, in 1982 they were put on
> "extended delay" when they were more than 65% and 85% complete --- idiots!!
> Planned plants #4 and #5 are still awaiting funding - I'm not holding my
> breath!
>
> On Wednesday I toured what is known as 'B reactor' which produced the
> Plutonium for Trinity, Fat Boy and Little Man. Built in 1942 it was shut
> down in 1968 as part of the SALT1 treaty.
> >From empty sand dunes to production in 13 months, in active use for 25
> years without a fault, leakage or error.
>
> As for safety, anyone remember the oil refinery explosions a few years ago
> in Texas (BP) and Japan .
>
> --
> Dave G KK7SS
> DN06ig Richland, WA
>
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>
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> From: WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com
>
> So you don't have wind farms?
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