[bsf2009]

Costs of production and maintaining long term many forms of alternative energy systems probably results in less net energy than we might think.

[truthguy]

Costs of production and maintaining long term many forms of alternative energy systems probably results in less net energy than we might think.

You don't have to be an electrical engineer to understand some of the problems with Wind Power. Let me list just a few:

1. Wind Turbine Props are VERY expensive and highly susceptible to damage. Lots of high forces on these units and and ICE storm can completely destroy them.

2. Wind Turbines eat ball-bearings.

3. Salt Air (Denmark) wreaks havoc with any type of machinery. Ask anyone who has a boat with diesel engine about maintenance. Again tremendous maintenance cost will increase costs per kilowatt-hour.

4. Wind doesn't always blow and doesn't always blow at the right speeds. NO wind, NO power.

5. Wind Farms tend to be away from populated areas (high cost and losses in transmitting power).

6. Windmills don't produce a lot of power per unit. Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant (in CA) 2300 MWatt of power. Big Windmill maybe 2KWatt. Need thousands of windmills to equal one good size nuke or coal plant.