If you have the space for a wind turbine it certainly WILL produce energy for you and that's not to be discredited...the problem is the efficiency. Wind turbines are rarely working at their highest level so as to maximize electrical output, and over their lifetime, they average less than a third of their potential maximum output. In other words, they aren't reliable as a primary electrical source. They can supplement a primary source, but they aren't as reliably functional due to changes in wind and weather patterns to be relied upon as a sole source.

Ok, that's another question I have. Are these wind turbines privately owned by farmers or is there a company in charge of that?

 

Both, although more often than not I would guess that they are owned by a power company and they are paying the property owner for use of their property...a similar situation to a mobile phone provider signing a permanent land lease with a farmer in order to put a cell tower on their property.

 

You can certainly put up your own wind turbine, but that might be a bit too much upfront money for some folks and could be cost prohibitive. Here's some info that pertains: FAQs For Small Wind Systems

Ok' date=' that's another question I have. Are these wind turbines privately owned by farmers or is there a company in charge of that?[/quote']

 

I have always assumed the turbines off of 65 were associated with Purdue.

Great for the local economies.....Courtyard in Lafayette is my jumping off point on trips and always seem to meet 5-10 repair technicians there for them.

Saw these on way to Chicago last summer. Like alien giants.

 

Don't they kill massive amounts of birds? And I read they were much harder ane expensive to maintain than planned - possibly killing their business plan.

 

https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/11/20/cant-fight-the-fire/

 

I think evenutally these will become modern day Hindenburgs. Neat idea. Big, ugly and dangerous though.

I was wondering - how about deaths to humans by this giant machines?

 

Here is what I found....

 

Forget Eagle Deaths, Wind Turbines Kill Humans - Forbes

 

Report referenced in above article:

 

http://www.caithnesswindfarms.co.uk/accidents.pdf

 

 

Of the 151 fatalities:

 

90 were wind industry and direct support workers (divers, construction, maintenance, engineers, etc), or small turbine owner /operators.

 

62 were public fatalities, including workers not directly dependent on the wind industry (e.g. transport workers). 17 bus passengers were killed in one single incident in Brazil in March 2012 ; 4 members of the public were killed in an aircraft crash in May 2014.

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These are different than the ones I have seen in San fran area and other places.......these have 3 massive arms that do not swing at high velocity. The others have 4 smaller ones that move quickly like a fan........dicing and chopping up birds like a vegomatic

 

Quite frankly.....if the birds get hit by these, it is thinning out the herd and would have happened anyway.......

I guess that would explain this:

 

Spent some time in Chicago, and the local TV stations ran several commercials for service tech schools in this "growing field". Seems to be a solid economy booster.

I guess that would explain this:

 

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That is it......one of three on a turbine....

I just went by these on my way home the other day from Wisconsin. Pretty cool to see in the dark, almost an eery feeling, when you come thru there with nobody else on the interstate.

Many of these assets are jointly owned by a variety of utilities and coops. While they can be effective, they are a maintenance nightmare and pose a lot of risk from an investment perspective.

I just went by these on my way home the other day from Wisconsin. Pretty cool to see in the dark, almost an eery feeling, when you come thru there with nobody else on the interstate.

 

This is what I'm saying. It freaked me out just a little. If the Wisconsin mascot would've ran out in the road, I would have passed out.

I'm still freaked out just a little...

 

That's a trippy drive... I've just made it a couple of times myself (en route to Chicago and Milwaukee).

 

Wind turbines as far as you can see in every direction... Weird feeling.