Wind turbines

[aerohead]

pretty slick!
I prefer dog to cat though. As Mel Gibson said,' It makes a fine meal.'

[freebeard]

Have you seen their series on Californians moving to Texas?

Californians Move to Texas | Episode 1: Moving Day

Or this:

California Fleein' (Beach Boys Parody)

[redpoint5]

I've seen at least 1 of the CA to TX videos. The fake news articles are hilarious, but I'm not so entertained by their videos. Many of those articles humorously call out my own quirks.

[freebeard]

1864 The Flat Wind Turbine - A World First?

1865 A Flat Generator For A Flat Turbine

Would this scale? What it does is eliminate the drag of the upwind-moving side.

[oil pan 4]

If I owned a wind farm this wouldn't just be a meme.

[freebeard]

Proof one again a that a sharkmouth makes everything better.

[redpoint5]

Don't like birds, especially the dumb ones that fly into things. But, I do like chicken, and eggs.

Took a shot at a woodpecker that has been putting holes in the trim board of the house with the BB gun yesterday. Wonder what the gal I walked past on the sidewalk thought of me holding a "black rifle (not technically rifled, so is it a BB musket)" as I posted up on a neighbors tree. The woodpecker is the most skittish bird I've ever encountered, hence the need to post up in the neighbors yard from the sidewalk. Any closer than about 100ft and he flies off.

Don't know if I got him, but I doubt it from that range, with iron sights, and wind. Might be investing in a scoped, rifled, pellet gun sometime soon.

[oil pan 4]

What's worse than a wood pecker?
A 2 headed wood pecker.

This is how you can get most of your electricity from wind and have it actually be cheaper.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/one-of-a...gets-makeover/
Have diesel generator baseload and peaker plants.

[oil pan 4]

Between the huge outlay of natural resources, the "works when it wants to" nature of wind power, ruining the natural scenery and all the grid upgrades and additional power lines.... wind is not really good for the environment at all.
When it gets to the point where it takes billions of dollars to upgrade the power grid to make use of wind, probably should call that the stopping point.

[redpoint5]

My Natural Gas provider has been non stop talking about implementing renewable gas. Fine, so long as I see a reduction in my bill. Their only purpose is to deliver gas as cheaply, reliably, and safely as possible to homes and businesses. Everything else is outside of these purposes for existing.

They ask to survey me about renewables, and I say fine, so long as the discussion is about how it's going to reduce costs that are reflected in consumer bills.

I think the geniuses in Oregon government have mandated something, and they have to act enthusiastic as they screw over their customers, mostly harming the poor. They probably are enthusiastic, because utility profits are limited to a percentage of the operational costs. Increase the operational costs, and you get more profit. Consumers have no alternatives, as utilities are monopolies.