Shocking Image of How Wind Farms Ruin the Landscape

[Cigar]

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[zelmo1234]

I think that they look pretty cool actually, we have a huge farm in the middle of the state, at night the red light on all of them comes on and off at the same time.


That is strange to see as a thousand red light some on? and then off

[Cigar]

I think that they look pretty cool actually, we have a huge farm in the middle of the state, at night the red light on all of them comes on and off at the same time.


That is strange to see as a thousand red light some on? and then off

Actually they do ... I saw them driving through Indiana

[waltky]

First US wind farm catchin' sea breezes...
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First US Offshore Wind Farm Opens Off Rhode Island's Coast
December 12, 2016 — The nation's first offshore wind farm has opened off the coast of Rhode Island, ushering in a new era in the U.S. for the industry.


Deepwater Wind built five turbines 3 miles off Block Island to power about 17,000 homes, a project costing about $300 million. It announced Monday that the wind farm has begun producing energy for the grid. Deepwater Wind CEO Jeffrey Grybowski calls the opening a momentous occasion that unlocks the code of how to do offshore wind in the U.S. at a crucial time when states are trying to figure out how to replace aging power plants. “We're more confident than ever that this is just the start of a new U.S. renewable energy industry that will put thousands of Americans to work and power communities up and down the East Coast for decades to come,'' he said in a statement Monday.


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Three wind turbines from the Deepwater Wind project off Block Island, Rhode Island

Abigail Ross Hopper, director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, said the wind farm proves that offshore wind can happen safely and efficiently. “We've gone from the theoretical to the actual and you can't replace that with any model,” she told The Associated Press in a recent interview. “To be able to go and see turbines spinning in U.S. waters is incredible.”

Cost benefits

Deepwater Wind installed the wind farm over two years, with the five turbines installed in August. National Grid is buying the output. It had planned to open the wind farm in November, but it took more time to get final approvals from regulators. The company said this month that a turbine wasn't turning because its generator was damaged by a drill bit left inside but that the issue wouldn't delay the startup. Deepwater Wind was selected as the state's offshore wind developer in 2008. Many Block Island residents supported the wind farm as a way to drive down the island's high energy costs, though some opposed it out of fear that the turbines would dramatically alter ocean views that both residents and visitors enjoy.


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Workers stand near over-sized racks holding sections of wind turbine towers at a staging site at Port of Providence, in Providence, Rhode Island

The wind farm is expected to supply about 30 megawatts of electricity annually. National Grid said that is more than enough to meet Block Island's current demand and the excess will be redirected to mainland Rhode Island through a submarine cable. The offshore wind industry is far more advanced in Europe. Grybowski said the industry is focusing on markets where states have indicated a strong interest in developing an offshore resource, including New York and Massachusetts. Deepwater Wind is negotiating with a New York utility to build a 15-turbine wind farm off eastern Long Island.

Supporters and critics (http://www.voanews.com/a/first-us-offshore-wind-farm-rhode-island-coast/3633447.html)

[waltky]

Facebook to Build Wind Farm in Nebraska...
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Facebook to Build Wind Farm to Help Power Omaha Data Center
October 25, 2017 — Facebook is partnering with a developer to build a wind power farm in northeast Nebraska that will supply energy for the company's planned data center.


The social media giant announced last week that it has partnered with Trade Winds Energy to build the Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project in rural Dixon County. Facebook plans to use energy from the wind farm to power its upcoming data center in Papillion, a suburb of Omaha. Of the 320 megawatts of power the wind farm will create, 200 of them will be allocated to the data center while the remaining will be available for other buyers.



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Conference workers speak in front of a demo booth at Facebook's annual F8 developer conference, in San Jose, California



Officials said the project will produce the second-largest wind farm in Nebraska, behind the 400-megawatt Grande Prairie project in Holt County. Officials also said the new wind farm will generate enough energy to power 90,000 homes. Both projects are examples of the state's rich wind resource being acknowledged, said David Bracht, director of the Nebraska Energy Office. "The wind projects that have been installed [in Nebraska] have shown themselves to be very, very productive,'' Bracht said.


A new electric rate structure rolled out in January by the Omaha Public Power District means Facebook can power its data center with 100 percent clean energy. The company also aims to get at least 50 percent of its total electricity consumption from clean and renewable energy sources in 2018. Neither Facebook nor Trade Winds provided a timeline or cost for the wind farm.


https://www.voanews.com/a/facebook-wind-farm-data-center/4085874.html

[nic34]

Wow an old cigar thread.... doing some digging there walty?
Good for facebook.