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Installed and Potential Wind Power Capacity and Generation", "State wind energy potential (2010) spreadsheet", "Renewable Energy Technical Potential | Geospatial Data Science | NREL", The Cost and Feasibility of Floating Offshore Wind Energy in the Oahu Region, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wind_power_in_Hawaii&oldid=1111572894, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Megawatts of Installed Generating Capacity, Kamaoa Wind Farm, 9.3 MW, in use 1987-2006, This page was last edited on 21 September 2022, at 18:17. News and analysis for the clean energy economy. A cluster of 37 wind turbines formerly marked the spot of the Kamaoa Wind Farm, at the far south end of Hawaiis Big Island. The small wind farm opened in 1987 and was decommissioned 20 years later after a deal for the turbines power expired. Altamonts turbines have been shut down four months out of every year for migrating birds after environmentalists filed suit. Californias wind farms, almost 80% of the worlds wind generation capacity ceased to generate even more quickly than Kamaoa Wind Farm in Hawaii. Simply put, Dont do as I do, do as I say.. Californias wind farms, almost 80% of the worlds wind generation capacity ceased to generate even more quickly than Kamaoa Wind Farm in Hawaii. You apparently know little about the carnage they cause worldwide to our flying friends. Not so with subsidized turbines. To say it just doesnt happen on the grounds that they are totally unconcerned about wind farms killing birds is a logical fallacy of the first order. In the best wind spots on earth, over 14,000 turbines were simply abandoned. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. 14,000 wind turbines permanently inactive would represent about 6% of the total installed base being inactive today. x\M8! kSNSimk:;K`x]h_cZM,jL7\;U=%V|,Nu"3JqZ![h3O jS*BwyG#[3.q^zv7ZMchgr9H4,$Xxz4.DD+- cAGcE%k+.h[]1E%t$>eDJr%+=7]p21g,LkY.)X-wsMou} California and The plans are to address dangerously broken-down towers and turbines of the 60-tower KODE Novus I and II wind farm near Guymon, Oklahoma, The Oklahoman reported. But, once again, we have to balance all the needs of society. That last word, somewhere, is used advisedly. When not enough wind they wont function. This is seen through their quiet attitudes regarding the slaughtering of bird species caused by the wind turbines. Lack of maintenance will inevitably lead to failures. I can't even imagine how many tax payer dollars have been wasted on this boondoggle and these rusting hulks littering the landscape and killing endangered birds. Abandoned and cannibalized Kamaoa wind farm turbines, Hawaii. Imagine the outraged Green chorus if those turbines were abandoned oil drilling rigs. WebHawi Wind Farm is a wind farm on Upolu Point, the northern tip of Hawaii's largest island, Hawai'i. http://bit.ly/1UDsnzt In 2012, Hawaii generated 367 million kWh from wind power. It was a nice dream, a very expensive dream, but it didnt work. Its also unreliable. Is there a more immoral form of power generation than wind? [1]:2[2] In 2012, Hawaii generated 367 million kWh from wind power.[3]. Concerned residents Minnesotans for Global Warming report that in the last 30 years, the United States has had 14,000 wind turbines abandoned. So, 14,000 permanently inactive wind turbines world-wide is gross hyperbole at roughly four times the worst case scenario, and becomes close to an order of magnitude of inflation when compared to a likely scenario. Web14,000 abandoned wind turbines litter the united states The towering symbols of a fading religion, over 14,000 wind turbines, abandoned, rusting, slowly decaying. The average wind turbine size in 1990, about 20 years ago or the lifespan of a wind turbine, was 200 KW. Unfortunately the same areas that are good for siting wind farms are a natural pass for migrating birds. I guess being an environmentalist means what you folks say it means, and nothing more or less. There are five other abandoned wind farms in Hawaii. Had the DIYers gotten the bulk of the research money, individual power provided on a per home basis would have been realized by now. So, what is an accurate number or methodology for determining the current number of permanently inactive wind turbines? ik/+ Bm;GjEh_MD K3U6&[\Oe)BsSww=X.P,uA + No hard facts, no inventory counts, nothing but worst-case speculation, perhaps this, and perhaps that. He wrote an article starting with the Kamaoa Wind Farm in Hawaii, that was heading for decommissioning and repowering and pulled the number of 14,000 permanently inactive wind turbines out of somewhere. The towering symbols of a fading religion, over 14,000 wind turbines, abandoned, rusting, slowly decaying. The cumulative impacts are huge, said Shawn Smallwood, an expert studying the effects of wind farms on local bird populations. There are about 2,500 of these golden eagles in California and the biggest wind turbine farm is said to kill about 80 of these eagles each year, on average. Hawaii began research into wind power in the mid-1980s with a 340 kW turbine on Maui, and the 2.3MW Lalamilo Wells wind farm on Oahu and the 9MW Kamaoa wind farm on the Big Island of Hawaii . The MOD-5B, a 3.2MW wind turbine, on Oahu was the largest in the world in 1987. I challenge them to prove individual power plants are NOT realistic and an admirable path to take. Web[ Multitudes of abandoned wind turbines at South Point, Hawaii, USA. Its a pretty flexible number and a pretty flexible and well-traveled myth. In 2006, transmission was finally cut off by Hawaii Electric Company.Californias wind farms then comprising about 80% of the worlds wind They lobbied the government to get the bulk of the grant money for research given to them, and to squash the idea of individual power with huge wasteful energy farms, paid for largely with tax money, but after construction, the monthly bill profits goes to the corporations. Existing law allows an, e.g., 600ft (180m) to be placed 600 feet from the nearest house (1:1).The Hawaii State Energy Office offered support for a setback of a mile or more from homes and structures. 14,000 is a number that has been conjured from thin air by an anti-wind advocate for rhetorical purposes. Hawaii News Now reports: An endangered native bat is at the center of a fight over a controversial wind farm proposal on Oahu's North Shore. Apparently this whole wind power thing is falling apart. California is just funny, as there are about 14,000 wind turbines in total in that state, so 100 per cent of them would have to be rusting in place for that claim to be true. In the best wind spots on earth, over 14,000 turbines were simply abandoned. Genious? A more reasonable but still very conservative upper limit of 1 per cent would bring that down to a maximum of 2,400 permanently inactive wind turbines. [ Hit "play" button below, or click click here to view or download as a 1-MB FLV file or Instead of being concerned about this number, the state is looking to triple their wind turbine capacity in order to generate 33% of its electricity from green energy by 2020. Similarly, an Oregon utility company, PacifiCorp, had to pay up $10.5 million when 232 eagles died after power lines were placed in Wyoming. When an honest history of this period in the United States is written, it will no be kind to the corporate cronyism that preyed upon public ignorance of earth science to create a crisis global warming to exploit and loot the Treasury. Built in 1986, the Kamaoa wind farm at South Point on the southern tip of the island of Hawaii stopped producing energy for the Big Islands grid in the last ten years. 14,000 Abandoned wind turbines. source:https://americanelephant.wordpress.cunited-states/. See my above comment about Individual Power. One thing sources who inflate the number of inactive wind turbines do is mistake temporarily inactive wind turbines for permanently inactive ones. Webfarms, six were abandoned in Hawaii.15 At one wind farm, 37 derelict wind turbines [sat] idle for six years before being removed.16 Early developers in California also walked away from several large projects17some think that as many as 4,500 abandoned turbines remain in place in California.18 14,000 wind turbines in the USA is laughably unrealistic; the US has about 20 per cent of installed wind generation, so a more likely maximum number is 400 small, old wind turbines around the US. More money Aivars Lode 14000 Abandoned Wind Turbines In The USA Nov 17 Posted by Tory Aardvark 40 VotesAbandoned wind farm at South Point HawaiiThere are many hidden truths about the world of wind turbines from the pollution and environmental damage caused in China by The owner of a dilapidated Oklahoma Panhandle wind farm has presented plans to clean up the most dangerous of the wind turbine towers. Read my posts to find out more about me. They experienced problems from the noise and shadows that come and go with the turning of the blades, claiming that this produced sleep disruption, depression, seizures and other neurological effects. These early examples were all out of service by 2010. This means more bats and migratory birds will live. President Obamas offshore wind farms will be far more expensive than those sited in Californias ideal wind locations. What is the myth? Apparently, once the subsidies and the wind run out, these 20-story high Cuisinarts are de-bladed and retired. In 2006, transmission was finally cut off by Hawaii Electric Company.Californias wind farms then comprising about 80% of the worlds wind generation capacity ceased to generate much more quickly than Kamaoa. A 2013 study found that 573,000 birds and 888,000 bats are killed every year in America by wind turbines a figure 30 percent higher than the federal government estimated in 2009. Hubs awaiting recycling. He doesnt make any effort to show how he arrived at this magical number. From Alex Newman writing in the New American: Despite billions in taxpayer subsidies pumped into the so-called This is obvious hypocrisy and shows everyone that wind farms are above the law and that anything that shows them in a negative light should be downplayed or simply ignored. All the people who want to flip their switch and have electricity in their homes, said Lorelei Oviatt, Kern County planning commissioner. As a day job, Mike has had the good fortune to work on Smart Grid projects for IBMs clients, in addition to many other interesting initiatives that IBM is uniquely positioned to undertake. The Democratic Labour Party of Australia is hardly a force in the Australian Government. Nice. With governments facing financial troubles, the subsidies are unaffordable. But nice tax scams for his crony-capitalist backers will work well as long as he can blame it all on saving the planet. Thanks Rob for the article. This article was originally published on Barnard on Wind. They rotate at a speed around 20rpm or so that any flying creature could avoid. You gonna dismiss that, too? What is a good way to calculate the worst-case ratio of inactive wind turbines? The normalised load factor for UK onshore wind farms declines from a peak of about 24% at age 1 to 15% at age 10 and 11% at age 15. The same areas that are good for siting wind farms are also good for birds of prey and migrating birds to pass through, shame for the birds that none of the Green mental midgets who care so much about everything in nature, thought that one through when pushing their anti fossil fuel agenda. There are about 5,000 wind turbines installed at Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm and of these, approximately 100 are inactive. In this push for more wind turbine farms, Kern County picked out an area of 225,000 acres slightly north of Los Angeles due to its wind resources. In 2006, transmission was finally cut off by Hawaii Electric Company.Californias wind farms then comprising about 80% of the worlds wind generation capacity ceased to generate much more quickly than Kamaoa. In a previous post regarding the disrespectful placement of wind turbines on the D Day beaches of Normandy it was concluded that leftist propagandists would be up in arms if this are were home to a threatened species of bat: Now if the area around the Normandy beaches were home to a threatened species of aquatic fruit bat then every NGO from Greenpeace to the WWF would be up in arms. Its now apparent that this assumption is wrong and that the wind turbine comes second to none for climate change activists. He gives the wind farms a free pass when Eagles are killed. Apparently, the left only cares about the needs of society over the environment when it comes to climate change. [13] Authorities approved feasibility in 2016 for 3 companies looking at floating wind turbines up to 400 MW.[14][15]. They are actually worse than big oil because at least I can choose who to buy my oil from. Theres a big, big hypocrisy here, Sue Hammer of Tehachapi Wildlife Rehab in Kern County said. A more realistic maximum number is at most 1 per cent of installed wind turbines perhaps 2,000 wind turbines and perhaps 0.1 per cent of generation capacity. Five other abandoned wind sites dot the Hawaiian Islesbut it is in California where the impact of past mandates and subsidies is felt most strongly. In parts of the United States, there are cases where wind facilities were abandoned for some time before being decommissioned or repowered. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Hawaii Coalition Against Legalized Gambling, Hawaii's Partnership for Appropriate & Compassionate Care, Hawaii Free Press - All Rights Reserved. Most jurisdictions are seeing replacements of older and inactive wind turbines with modern technologies. WebFigure 2. Without government subsidy, they are unaffordable. It just doesnt happen. Thousands of abandoned wind turbines littered the landscape of wind energy's California "big three" locations -- Altamont Pass, Tehachapi, and San Gorgonio -- considered among the world's best wind sites. Built in 1985, at the end of the boom, Kamaoa soon suffered from lack of maintenance. (LogOut/ The 132 commercial wind turbines in the state have a total capacity of 236 MW. According to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), there are just under 240,000 working wind turbines as of Q1 2013. Self sufficiency is empowering to the individual. Youre no different from Humpty Dumpty. By 2004 Kamaoa accounts began to show up on a Hawaii State Department of Finance list of unclaimed properties. This ratio is 2 per cent, and is at one of the oldest operational wind farms in the United States, where massive tax breaks combined with immature technology have created one of the highest ratios of inactive to active wind turbines in any location. You would think that the lack of any supporting evidence would prevent people from quoting and then exaggerating even his already wildly exaggerated claim. The correlation between hunting grounds and wind farms seems to be the updrafts that are produced in the areas. This level of inaccuracy is fairly typical of that anonymous blog, so it isnt surprising. This type of shoddy and sensationalistic tactic is unfortunately typical. Died a quiet Death. The Kamaoa Wind Farm came online in 1987 and was decommissioned five years ago after its 20-year contract expired. There are many hidden truths about the world of wind turbines from the pollution and environmental damage caused in China by manufacturing bird choppers, the blight on peoples lives of noise and the flicker factor and the countless numbers of birds that are killed each year by these blots on the landscape.The symbol of Green renewable energy, our saviour from the non existent problem of Global Warming, abandoned wind farms are starting to litter the planet as globally governments cut the subsidies taxes that consumers pay for the privilege of having a very expensive power source that does not work every day for various reasons like its too cold or the wind speed is too high.The US experience with wind farms has left over 14,000 wind turbines abandoned and slowly decaying, in most instances the turbines are just left as symbols of a dying Climate Religion, nowhere have the Green Environmentalists appeared to clear up their mess or even complain about the abandoned wind farms.The US has had wind farms since 1981: Some say that Ka Le is hauntedand it is. He asks:If wind power made sense, why would it need a government subsidy in the first place? Politics plays a huge role here, Smallwood said. When it is time to clean up after a failed idea, no green environmentalists are to be found. Hawaii began research into wind power in the mid-1980s with a 340kW turbine on Maui, and the 2.3MW Lalamilo Wells wind farm on Oahu and the 9MW Kamaoa wind farm on the Big Island of Hawaii . V y=rUn`2pWW7Kh4tkI AeS{Qjnp0ujJ|0t;$'+: u18~ Z(32ZRvOKd34ka!=@KW?@abVLjP$Zl:]B Z=v\Xg4bU):rzBP*U\HQvNvN4qBw9,|_:vgAPfEG{ Av@1c hq[Lm5n `%O [+npB:D}=fs~zsvWn~ P:]:%N]WC]kT2dA9yi?7wM^|~il].'\kn_:/.oO{z3F\x@{X Although, I am known to debunk common myths that people often believe are true. Palm Springs has enacted an ordinance requiring their removal from San Gorgonio Pass, but unless something else changes abandoned turbines will remain a rotting eyesores, or the taxpayers who have already paid through the nose for overpriced energy and crony-capitalist tax scams will have to foot the bill for their removal. In 1994, the site lease was purchased by Redwood City, CA-based Apollo Energy. The reality we figured out way back in the 60s and 70s was for most sites a person would have to combine two or more alternative energy technologies to make enough power. He doesnt show calculations. Wind power in Hawaii has the potential to provide all of the electricity generation in the electricity sector in Hawaii. This article is the work of the While Hawaii has six abandoned wind farms, most of Californias derelict turbines are only now being removed decades late after disgusted local authorities threatened to sue. In Palm Springs, those who campaigned against the turbines included the late singer Sonny Bono, former husband of Cher. [11] Hawaii used 9,962 GWh in 2011, so Hawaii has the potential to generate all electricity used in the state from wind and solar power. Hawaii; Details. They are highly unsightly, and they are huge, and thats a lot of material to get rid of. Xrp>*oNPWu56?>Xr/XYY~yV+&k_r'uBhjs~]21_,=|&qe5g%s sLk"sMdz$ +p^|Elb.B hx3) "MQfc@Wi5S"p5q AKKN_0 [LX p '?>&GG(7ZNc. After the debacle of the First California Wind Rush, the European Union had moved ahead of the US on efforts to subsidize renewable energyincluding a Feed in Tariff even more lucrative than the ISO4 contracts. In 2015, wind turbines produced 6.4% of Hawaii's electricity. WInd turbines dont whiz around like the fan you have in your office. Webabandoned windfarm - hawaii wind farm stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images green energy windmills hawaii - hawaii wind farm stock pictures, royalty-free photos & According to the Golden Gate Audubon Society, 75 to 110 Golden Eagles, 380 Burrowing Owls, 300 Red-tailed Hawks, and 333 American Kestrels (falcons) are killed by Altamont turbines annually. The inactive wind turbines would be much smaller than the typically 1.5 MW to 4.5 MW turbines currently installed, as typically it is older wind turbines that are out of production. Spinning, post-industrial junk which generates nothing but bird kills.. In response, rules that govern turbine siting, such as increasing the minimum distance from residences to 1.25 miles, are under review by the Honolulu City Council. these useless, inefficient, space-hogging eyesores kill every year? What percentage of generating capacity would these represent? When similar environmental tragedies happened, like the 2009 Exxon oil spill that killed around 85 birds across five states, they were fined $600,000. The power companies could see we were making progress with our many DIY projects and because of the OPEC scare, we were growing as a group of concerned citizens who only desired all Americans to be free of energy bills. I was wondering what had happened to the ones in Kahuku and elsewhere. Abandoned Wind Farm in Hawaii. The claim that New Zealanders are unconcerned about whether the turbines kill birds has ZERO bearing on whether the turbines actually do kill birds. You may want to do more reading on the subject. City: Honolulu; Commissioning: 30 turbines: Siemens SWT-2.3-101 (power 2 300 kW, diameter 101 m) Theres an anti-wind energy myth floating around that refuses to die. "dG0_G*JYzWJGFk[6~w['O*eJ.&aPSH*1|eR[ 0XD&$gZ/bQZ An Alameda County Community Development Agency study points to 10,000 annual bird deaths from Altamont wind turbines. The Audubon Society makes up numbers like the EPA, but theres a reason why they call them bird Cuisinarts. The mysterious sounds are Na leo o Kamaoa the disembodied voices of 37 skeletal wind turbines abandoned to rust on the hundred-acre site of the former Kamaoa Wind FarmThe ghosts of Kamaoa are not alone in warning us. The most recent citing was in the official policy of an Australian political party, the Democratic Labour Party of Australia. About 75% of the capital cost of wind farms is for turbines, turbine parts and components, towers and blades so a large share of the wind farm cost is for imports. They only have 1 of 76 senators and 0 of 150 in the house of representatives. Apparently, once the subsidies and the wind run out, these 20-story high Cuisinarts are de-bladed and retired. If a project owner chooses to close a wind farm completely, Monaghan explained, it is the responsibility of the owner to decommission the farm, which includes As this happens, wildlife experts are warning that this renewable energy source will have a negative impact on the bird species in the area including the numerous protected eagles, owls, and hawks. Sadly, this same area is a hunting ground for birds of prey as well as a migratory path for birds that travel from Canada to Mexico with the change of seasons. 9a. [citation needed] The 132 commercial wind turbines in the state have a total capacity of 236 MW. Its a bubble which bursts as soon as the government subsidies end therein lies a lesson that is going be learnt by those that sought to make fortunes out of tax payer subsidies, the whole renewables industry of solar, wind and biomass is just an artificial bubble incapable of surviving without subsides from governments and tax payers which many businesses and NGOs like WWF, FoE and Greenpeace now think is their god given right, as the money is going on Green Climate Religion approved clean energy.The Green evangelists who push so hard for these wind farms, as usual have not thought the whole idea through, no surprises for a left agenda like Climate Change, which like all things Green and socialist is just a knee jerk reaction: Altamonts turbines have since 2008 been tethered four months of every year in an effort to protect migrating birds after environmentalists filed suit. [8], Hawaii has the potential to install 3,000 MW of wind power, capable of generating 12,000 GWh/year with 80 meter hub heights operating at 30% capacity factor or more. "Hawaii - State Energy Profile Overview - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)", "California company plans to build $13M wind farm on Hawaii's Big Island", "Hawaii NIMBY fight reveals Biden offshore wind challenge", "Offshore Wind Energy Bill Sails Through Hawaii Senate", "The Struggle Over Towering Wind Farms Is At The Center Of A Honolulu City Council Debate", "Wind Powering America: Installed U.S. Wind Capacity and Wind Project Locations", "WINDExchange: U.S. One can be sure that if the societal needs had to do with oil rigs, the same people remaining silent on the death of birds would be up in arms against the oil companies. Spinning, post-industrial junk which generates nothing but bird kills. Cannibalizing parts from the original 37 turbines, Apollo personnel kept the declining facility going with outdated equipment. The problem with wind farms when they are abandoned is getting the turbines removed, as usual there are non Green environmentalists to be seen: The City of Palm Springs was forced to enact an ordinance requiring their removal from San Gorgonio. They concluded that Spains 18,000 wind turbines are killing 6-18 million birds and bats yearly.. California had the big three of wind farm locations Altamont Pass, Tehachapi, and San Gorgonio, considered the worlds best wind sites. Audubon calls Altamont, probably the worst site ever chosen for a wind energy project.. It was a movement of radical, idealists, like myself who wanted everyone to be able to produce their own power needs, which when coupled with conservative measures would be much less than you might believe possible. The mysterious sounds are Na leo o Kamaoa the disembodied voices of 37 skeletal wind turbines abandoned to rust on the hundred-acre site of the former Kamaoa Wind Farm I studied the available science papers and tomes such as Rodales Passive Solar Home which I still have and The Mother Earth News. S That last version, that there are 14,000 inactive wind turbines in California alone, was the one that the above Australian political party enshrined in their policy on wind energy. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Hence the term I used above Hybrid where your solar produces on sunny days and your wind produces on cloudy, usually windy days, and if you can situate your site near a stream you could add small scale hydroelectric to your options. Smallwood and cohorts are quite shocked that the US Fish and Wildlife Service havent taken action against the wind turbines in order to enforce the US Endangered Species Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. 14,000 abandoned wind turbines As Jimi Hendrix may have put it: And the wind cries bankrupt Minnesotans for Global Warming report that in the last 30 years, the United States has had 14,000 wind turbines abandoned. Corporations however survive on making their basket the only basket in town. THE MAINTENANCE ISSUE Wind power is a labor-intensive industry with rotating and electrical machinery that requires continuous maintenance. Thats pretty damn fast for something that massive, and something as massive as a turbine blade can do some serious damage at that speed.). The United States is Littered With More than 14,000 Abandoned Wind Turbines Wind power, the renewable WebThe bottom line is that using the demolition costs from the other wind turbine project decommissioning study would translate to a Beech Ridge demo cost of $12.03 million, i.e., $3.35 million more the applicants $8.68 million estimate. Residents also expressed concern about the threat to endangered wildlife, particularly the opeapea bat. A little simple math says that conservativelythese inactive wind turbines might represent 0.1 per cent of total wind generation capacity. Change). Reproduced with permission. There are many reasons why a wind turbine might not be spinning despite the presence of wind, and the majority of these are in keeping with good grid management techniques. @ Copyright RenewEconomy 2020. Without government subsidy, they are unaffordable, https://americanelephant.wordpress.cunited-states/. I caution said challengers, I have quite a lot of knowledge in booth small scale and large scale power generation, so dont bother if all you have is talking corporation points. If I shoot an eagle, its a $10,000 fine and/or a vacation of one to five years in a federal pen of my choice.. Now, how about all the birds, bats, eagles, etc. So why did I use the term Game above. Wind was free, natural, harnessing Earths bounty for the benefit of all mankind, sounded like a good idea. They have THOUSANDS of wind turbines in New Zealand, where their native fauna is predominantly birdlife, and they are totally unconcerned about wind farms killing birds. k here to add your own text and edit me. According to the Golden Gate Audubon Society 75-110 Golden Eagles, 380 Burrowing Owls, 300 Red-Tailed Hawks and 333 American Kestrels are killed by the turbines every year. lnEU`@[`avX; 6h.fnJ*zj@[ay@cR#XGb0A@fC%!WzYXw http://bit.ly/1UDshb7 Use tab to navigate through the menu items. What does this imply for the possible number of inactive wind turbines? (LogOut/ But its haunted not by Hawaiis legendary night marchers. To rely on wind alone would have rolling blackout issues. The reality is that it results in significantly increased power prices that hurt those least able to afford it the most. The tax payers who paid for the subsidies to build the wind farms, then paid over the odds for an unreliable source of power generation will, ultimately be left to pick up the bill for clearing up the Green eco mess in the post man made Global Warming world. In 2015, wind turbines produced 6.4% of Hawaii's electricity. ]. The alternative is to simply abandon the outmoded turbines as several operators in Hawaii and California have already done, lay the costs on the so-far unsuspecting public, or find some way to use the unrecyclable materials in the blades for other purposes. These add to the outflow of wealth from the US and provide no When it is not blowing, they require full-time backup from conventional power plants. In 2021 residents and the Kahuku Community Association objected to the presence of 20 large-scale wind turbines in their neighborhood. Giant corporate wind farms are the antithesis of self sufficiency. Kawailoa (USA) - Wind farms - Online access - The Wind Power ; Online store . In the meantime, Hawaii, where Walden saw an inactive wind farm and created his fantasy figure, is putting up more wind farms because they continue to make economic and environmental sense. If they cant avoid that, they are easy prey and wont last long anyway.

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