April 18th 04, 06:14 PM
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In article ,
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On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 11:56:48 -0400, KR Williams wrote:
In article ,
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Have you seen the windmill "farm" west of Indio, California (on I10) ?
HUNDREDS of large windmill AC generators.
Is that the farm between LA and (around) Palm Springs? I drove
through there ~five years ago and was amazed at the size of the
wind-farm(s?) and the number of turbines that were stopped.
I haven't been able to determine if the stopped units were off-line
for repair, or simply off-line based on grid needs. I've *never* seen
anyone *working* on them, but I drive by there only once or twice a
year.
From my conversations with wind-energy proponents after seeing
the farm, they seem to be off-line for maintenance, and the
required maintenance wasn't deemed profitable. No subsidies for
maintenance, only development. This may have changed since the
generators have become cheaper, perhaps even profitable. ;-)
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Keith
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