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To: epithermal
In February 2008, large scale blackouts were narrowly averted in Texas when a weather front idled most of the state's windmills. Read article here

I have often driven by a virtual forest of windmills in southwestern Minnesota and have on more than one occasion seen every one from horizon to horizon standing idle. There is simply no way wind power could ever be a reliable or efficient means of generating electricity.

8 posted on 10/24/2010 10:42:34 AM PDT by The Great RJ (The Bill of Rights: Another bill members of Congress haven't read.)
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To: The Great RJ

“ERCOT reported that wind power production plummeted Tuesday evening from about 1,700 megawatts to about 300 megawatts.”

About the same as a nuclear power plant tripping off-line.


33 posted on 10/25/2010 6:24:22 AM PDT by SeeSac
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