Winfield Hill wrote:

Highland Ham wrote...

Having seen these machines near Palm Springs, they seem to be
rather small and of an older design.


I wonder if they shouldn't be replaced, that's prime wind territory.

Well, you know that the coops or companies that built them had to invest
heavily and borrow money to finance their construction. What makes you
think they can just tear down the old ones before they've paid off their
loans, and borrow even more heavily to finance new ones??

In the Netherlands many farmers have them on their land, especially
in the northern provinces.

Do they rent the space to the wind-generator owners, or do they each
install and maintain them themselves? Is there a subsidized rate for
the sale of electricity to the grid?

Thanks,
- Win

whill_at_picovolt-dot-com