You'd think it was a stupid idea, but you have to remember they were willing to sacrifice the few remaining California Condors. If we lose that species, it will be 100% the fault of the wind farms. Of course, the environmental wackos will deny it, even with the broken bodies of the Condors literally at the feet of the turbines.
BTW, I misread your earlier post about factoring the maintenance costs into the "savings." I still maintain that'll never happen. The savings never, ever add up, but by the time there's an accounting the money's always spent, both the original funding and the bail-out bucks. And there will be a bail-out, upon this you can rely.
I not only agree but also see this project becoming financially nonviable within ten years of installation.