The demolition of the offshore wind sector in 2025 will reverberate for decades, resulting in lost jobs, higher utility bills, and less reliable power grids.
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Floating offshore wind mills, 800 ft tall, will kill birds, lobsters, and other fish life.
There will be multiple cables dangling from each wind mill to keep it in position
There will be multiple electrical cables to shore from each wind mill.
There will be wind mills must be located about 25 miles fro shores, as otherwise the strobe lights from each wind mill will be a nuisance visible from shore
Those wind mills will produce electricity for at least 36 c/kW, but with 50% subsidies, the electricity will be sold to utilities at 18 c/kWh. That price will be marked up by utility costs, plus various surcharges, then all that cost will be rolled into the rate base.
The wind mills will produce high levels of ultrasound over a large area, that disorients fishes and damages there hearing sensors.
Maybe, during the lull on OS Wind, thanks to President Trump, these proponents can figure out how to get wind turbines to generate at 100% capacity, 24/7/365 at electricity prices we used to have before Wind. I won't hold my breath waiting.
I might just offer this rag a commentary, but I won't hold my breath waiting for publication.
Talking about people who are mentally challenged, Maine's Department of Energy Resources spokeswoman has difficulty with Canadian geography. She stated a group of DOER diddledumbs went to New Brunswick to see a SMR site, but she found out during a EUT Committee meeting when one explained that the said SMR site was in the Province of Ontario.
Willem Post
Floating offshore wind mills, 800 ft tall, will kill birds, lobsters, and other fish life.
There will be multiple cables dangling from each wind mill to keep it in position
There will be multiple electrical cables to shore from each wind mill.
There will be wind mills must be located about 25 miles fro shores, as otherwise the strobe lights from each wind mill will be a nuisance visible from shore
Those wind mills will produce electricity for at least 36 c/kW, but with 50% subsidies, the electricity will be sold to utilities at 18 c/kWh.
That price will be marked up by utility costs, plus various surcharges, then all that cost will be rolled into the rate base.
The wind mills will produce high levels of ultrasound over a large area, that disorients fishes and damages there hearing sensors.
on Wednesday
Willem Post
This puff piece for wind is off the charts melodramatic.
Europe is foisting wind mills onto the U.S. so the US will have high electric rates and stay unco with Europe, etc.
on Wednesday
Dan McKay
Maybe, during the lull on OS Wind, thanks to President Trump, these proponents can figure out how to get wind turbines to generate at 100% capacity, 24/7/365 at electricity prices we used to have before Wind. I won't hold my breath waiting.
I might just offer this rag a commentary, but I won't hold my breath waiting for publication.
Talking about people who are mentally challenged, Maine's Department of Energy Resources spokeswoman has difficulty with Canadian geography. She stated a group of DOER diddledumbs went to New Brunswick to see a SMR site, but she found out during a EUT Committee meeting when one explained that the said SMR site was in the Province of Ontario.
on Wednesday