tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337786221476636184.post1544396108974224988..comments2023-10-06T07:54:46.518-07:00Comments on Idiocy-Of-Renewables: THE ABOMINATION THAT IS WHITELEE WINDFARM !Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337786221476636184.post-14941782431126348132018-02-23T08:58:53.844-08:002018-02-23T08:58:53.844-08:00The power of a wind driven propeller is proportion...The power of a wind driven propeller is proportional to the cube of the wind speed. A "wind turbine" delivers its rated power at about 12 metres/sec of wind speed, and up to the less than gale force level at which it wisely shuts down, but still needs power to keep the nacelle pointing into the varying wind direction.<br />So at about 13 mph, half of 12 m/s, it's producing only 1/8 of its rated power. You really do not want your refrigerator to depend upon wind-powered electricity.<br />Future policy should bloody well abandon the building of any more wind "turbines" anywhere.AuldLochinvarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01442624757865656195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337786221476636184.post-63865919668111865982018-02-20T01:59:26.595-08:002018-02-20T01:59:26.595-08:00The point is to make money at consumers expense - ...The point is to make money at consumers expense - Whitelee leads the table of industrial wind sites extracting constraint payments - by a long way! And, of course, they will receive such payments based on THEIR assessment of the likely generation level when asked to stop!!!!geomachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839496134882181124noreply@blogger.com