Posted by Truck on November 11, 2011 at 19:16:15 from (198.68.208.108):
In Reply to: Re: OT Windmills posted by Hal/Eastern Washington on November 11, 2011 at 16:08:30:
The Columbia river also has generation, with hydro. The wind farms were shut down to allow the hydro plant to operate at full capacity during the high flow periods this year. Had there been a way to store the extra energy then they would have been online.
Until there is an economical way to store the extra energy wind produces during favorable wind conditions, the units will be shut off when demand is less than supply.
Wind has been used for years in Europe, We are way behind the curve in the US...Grid issues and storage are the main hurdles....as is cost.
I just came back from bringing a tower section to a wind farm in Williams, AZ. And yes, going down the road a tower is a thing to be in awe of...and treat with respect when you pass it. We travel down the road at 175 feet long and over 200,000 lbs. We do not stop or turn in a hurry and need a LOT of room. We do our best to get turns and other manuvers that block traffic lanes done as quickly as possible. All it takes is one brain dead me first idiot to mess up a LOT of peoples day in a hurry. The stories I could tell....
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