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Originally Posted by hammer4reel
You’re reading articles that try and make this energy sound more efficient than it is .
The wind turbine electricity starts to stack at 10 knots . MOST current transmission lines won’t allow the electricity to flow correctly above that .
Our current grids dont have the capacity or the upgrades needed to store the power . So they are pretty much an in use supplier .
All the current projects here in the US haven’t made it 5 years let alone 25 years .
It’s not only the sources of power that need to get better , it’s the grid itself .
All the rebuilds were just that . Rebuild for what’s needed today , not enough of what’s needed in the future .
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While it all seems good on paper , real life it hasn’t been even close to being perfected .
. And while they throw out numbers of mega watts created etc it’s not even close to what’s being used here daily .
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Electricity either flows or it doesn't, and transmission lines are conductors. Generators work the same way regardless of what's driving them, and if our current grids have insufficient storage capacity, we add it. Wind is cheap, clean, & abundant, and has been used to generate electricity since the late-19th Century. It doesn't meet current demand, but is our largest source of renewable energy.
If you're reading articles that make wind power sound less efficient & practical than it is, they're most likely coming from the fossil fuel industry.
DOE Finds Record Production and Job Growth in U.S. Wind Power Sector August 16, 2022
