The Expense Of Wind

Let’s get real now. Wind turbines of the scale proposed for the destruction of the Western Maine mountaintops and environmental repercussions downhill and downwind do not last 20 years as everyone seems to take for granted. These machines have many parts to them : gears meshing with each other, blade tips whipping at 180 miles per hour, hydraulic systems straining against tremendous resistance to keep the machines facing the wind. Evidence is showing these machines wear out in 10 to 15 years, as part replacement and downtime for repairs becomes too expensive and stand to put the wind project in the red as costs exceed sales of electricity. I smell bailout.
If as a country, we are hell-bent to have these wind machines as a way off foreign energy dependence, be prepared to pay and pay dearly. Imagine how many wind turbines it will take to produce the energy requirements to adapt to electric vehicles and electrically heating our homes and businesses. There simply is not enough space and real money available to achieve this .
The money to keep this going has to come from somewhere and that somewhere is from the pockets of the taxpayers and electricity users. Money spent to sustain an unsustainable dream. This is no different than the dream scheme of giving every American the opportunity of buying a house whether they could afford it or not. That didn’t work out too well, except for a few, behind the scenes, wall street manipulators.
This is the next bubble to burst in our faces. Business models based on 20 years which expire in 10 to 15 years create bankruptcy . Will we be paying for their bailout with our government exclaiming they are too big and too important for our future to fail ?
The path to failure is already under way. The behind the scenes manipulation by greedy profiteers is occurring now. The government, as the main proponent for this scheme, prepares to protect it’s arrogance , never admitting to producing a failed policy. They will do this at all costs and we will pay the price.
Consider these facts :
1. Most of the billions of taxpayer money devoted to the creation of this scheme goes overseas to foreign turbine manufacturers.
2. Billions and billions are being spent to upgrade power lines to bring wind generated electricity from places far from the cities and industries which create the overwhelming demand . Billions to be paid by all electricity users.
3. Because of the unreliability of wind and the intermittent production of electricity from them, many more conventional generators are placed in stand-by mode. When the wind isn’t within the range of speed to produce, these stand-by generators are required to start. An emergency situation with emergency pricing taking effect.
4. Spain, one of the biggest developers of this “ green energy “ has a hurting economy and can no longer subsidized the wind projects. An example of the disastrous results produced by this scheme.
5. All of wind developers will tell you, they would never venture into these projects if it wasn’t for the taxpayer handouts they receive. Handouts which are subject to the whim of the politicians. Government is notorious for it’s “ subject to change “ attitude.
The many details and nuances involved in this scheme are overwhelming for us, the average American citizen, to understand. Mostly, we are left in the dark as politicians bombard us with their double speak and the profiteers devise their strategy beyond our sight. This is no “ gift horse “ we are presenting to our future generations.