“I searched and found out that they were really not connected to any network, were not generating usable electricity, they were all for show to placate the “green growth” European bureaucrats who gave them money to install the eyesores instead of growing crops.”
These giant bird and bat killing, noisemaking eye sores are nothing but vote gathering contraptions for politicians who are promising to replace “fossil fuels” with “renewable energy” as a solution to the “global warming” myth. This is all smoke and mirrors to keep the public fixated on a non-existent problem. It is the “trouble in River City” technique used by con men throughout history. (song from The Music Man)
Wind turbines wear out and break as do solar panels - especially the cheap crap coming from China - Nothing ‘renewable’ about this boondoggle (not to mention the highly toxic materials used to manufacture them). If the wind is blowing and the sun is shining long enough, some places can benefit from these sources. Certainly never above 10% of the total energy production as many of the EU countries are now realizing when they mandated a higher percent. The blight on the landscape is horrible, as the footprint is huge just to avoid cheaper more plentiful sources that are far more reliable. Nothing is going to be pollution free, not even the burning cow dung we are going to be left with if the Watermelons have their way.