Every time I drive by, they only have two or three of the forty or more windmills turning. Those that are, have plenty of wind and are turning fast. Why are the majority not taking advantage of the free resouce?
Anyone know? My passangers are speculating towards energy company conspiracy side.
usually because they get worn out quick.(wonder why ) maintenance on them is pretty expensive also. Most of the general maintenance takes a couple of months for each. Lots of work for a free resource. hopefully we can get more
It would seem wind turbines break down a lot. I live near I-70 and Tower, the Walmart is a "green" store (oxymoron) and has a giant plane-shaped turbine, I have seen this wind machine break at least 6 times in two years. It sits idle for a long time then they break the whole thing down with cranes, fix it and set it up again.
They shut most of them off during the Jackalope migration. Though usually the Jackalope don't jump that high, the quiet hum of the turbines can interfere with their mating calls. The males will hide in their prairie caves during mating season (generally January through December) and listen closely for the call of the female. That is why you see so many female jackalopes in Wyoming (they don't have horns) and so rarely see a male. The males usually respond and the females come to them.
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They shut most of them off during the Jackalope migration. Though usually the Jackalope don't jump that high, the quiet hum of the turbines can interfere with their mating calls. The males will hide in their prairie caves during mating season (generally January through December) and listen closely for the call of the female. That is why you see so many female jackalopes in Wyoming (they don't have horns) and so rarely see a male. The males usually respond and the females come to them.
Seriously, 2/3 of these things are broken down at any given point? They aren't made of blue plastic are they!
Hopefully as the technology advances, the durability will as well. As I drive across parts of wyoming and utah, I see no reason why we don't have a hell of alot more of these adorning our wind swept plains.
A friend of mine has a meeting this week about getting the University of Wyoming to install a bunch and run the school completely on wind power. Hopefully they are in to it.
They're coming... the whole west is a buzz over these things and they have to come from overseas and be built on site so they take time. You'll see more in the future.
I don't know why so many weren't running. I drove past the Arlington wind farm last week and only a few out of hundreds weren't turning. Maybe the wind was blowing in from Nebraska when you saw them...
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Randaddy is right, it is no a reliability issue but a production issue. The Wind generators are fairly reliable these days generating in 2-3 megawatts of energy eah for the larger ones. However, these are coming from overseas and are expensive. If you drive up to WY you will occasionally see the blades of the turbines bing transported up I-25. They are incredibly long. THe good news is that some of the companies are setting up shop in Colorado.
Food for thought-
Dams were considered green when they were first being built all over the country. Renewable energy at its best. Now most of us curse these very dams every day on this site. What future unseen controversy will come from these wind turbines?
They're coming... the whole west is a buzz over these things and they have to come from overseas and be built on site so they take time. You'll see more in the future.
Vestas Blades, a Denmark company, just completed their factory in Windsor, CO and is now manufacturing them within a stones throw of Cheyenne. Demand is so high that after completing the factory just two months ago, they are already expanding the facility. You'll definitely be seeing more very soon.
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) maintenance on them is pretty expensive also. Most of the general maintenance takes a couple of months for each. Lots of work for a free resource. hopefully we can get more
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