RedJeep

[RedJeep @RedJeep61]

STOP Black Ridge and Lava Run

[WMIcentral.com @WMIcentral]

Apache County's renewable energy moratorium recommendation, part 2: The results
https://t.co/g5LABucuI6

[Stop Wind Turbines @RBorg1235]

Don't cut me down to build wind turbines!

[RedJeep @RedJeep61]

https://t.co/hs9RJ3C4SR

[RedJeep @RedJeep61]

STOP Black Ridge and Lava Run

[RedJeep @RedJeep61]

Apache County Planning and Zoning Recomends Renewable Energy Moratorium

https://t.co/LbRyrwtZBB

[Stop Wind Turbines @RBorg1235]

ANOTHER "RARE" WIND TURBINE FIRE: 'Fireball in the sky': firefighters respond to wind turbine fire in Maco... https://t.co/HztZb9u895 via @YouTube

[WMIcentral.com @WMIcentral]

Apache County P&Z considers path to moratorium as residents press wind concerns
https://t.co/eMpZnyjQ2a

[WMIcentral.com @WMIcentral]

Wind opposition dominates packed Apache County Supervisors
https://t.co/OD5G7JTWxL

[Bill Heller @noturbine]

@WindConcernsONT Acoustics Today: How Does Wind Turbine Noise Affect People?
The many ways by which unheard infrasound & low-frequency sound from wind turbines could distress people living nearby.
Dept. of Otolaryngology Washington U. School of Med
Swipe left to turn pages
https://t.co/CQsTzUeM8x

[Peter Clack @PeterDClack]

Many of the onshore wind farms along the coasts of the UK and Denmark are falling apart after only 10 years.

A study reveals that energy contributions from wind farms begin to fall sharply after only 10 to 15 years, leaving the skeletons of steel and plastic blowing in the wind.

The economic analysis reveals the lifespan of an onshore turbine is not 20 to 25 years, as stated by the wind industry itself, supported by the UK Government.

This peer reviewed British study reveals that the energy production of onshore wind farms falls substantially as they get older, due to wear and tear. Energy and environmental economist, Professor Gordon Hughes (University of Edinburgh), carried out the statistical analysis of wind farm performance data in the UK and Denmark.

He concluded that load factors, like electricity generated as a percentage of capacity, declined a lot faster than expected, suggesting a baseline 10 to 15 year lifespan. This is when the technical life of most turbines crunch to halt, and become unprofitable to continue. Rising maintenance costs makes them uneconomical.

The study found the average UK wind farm's ability to meet electricity demand had fallen by a third after around 10 years, leading to a conclusion that many are fully uneconomic to run after only 12 years.

While the wind industry generally forecasts a 25-year lifespan, the data reveals a different reality about the viability of keeping them spinning so long. Many companies now 'repower' (replace old turbines with new ones) long before the 25-year target to maximise subsidies and output. This often ends the lifespan of the original hardware much sooner.

The wind farm study is published by the 'Renewable Energy Foundation on the Performance of Wind Farms in the United Kingdom and Denmark, 2012'.

[WMIcentral.com @WMIcentral]

Wind farm plan tests limits of local control at NC BOS
https://t.co/bNjZrdyQn0

[Chris Martz @ChrisMartzWX]

Notice how these AI data centers are largely being powered by nuclear power or natural gas, not so much solar and wind. This says all you need to know about which energy sources are usable for base load power, and which mostly provide additions to existing infrastructure.

[redpillbot @redpillb0t]

These "green" and "renewable" wind turbine blades have outlived their 20-year lifespan and can't be recycled, so they've come to die at this wind turbine graveyard in Texas, US.

[Stop Wind Turbines @RBorg1235]

Perpetual Fire Hazard: Wind Turbine Fireballs Keep Torching Australian Countryside https://t.co/oGrt36HHAG via @StopTheseThings

[Stop Wind Turbines @RBorg1235]

Noise pollution from wind turbines and its effects on wildlife: A cros... https://t.co/JvXy6qRus5

[RedJeep @RedJeep61]

https://t.co/IsceNxQQEu

[RedJeep @RedJeep61]

Black Ridge project is 1,150 megawatt (MW) renewable energy development near St. Johns in Apache County, Arizona. The project will include wind turbines, solar generators and a battery energy storage facility, located on private and state land.

https://t.co/4cSEXYNj59

[RedJeep @RedJeep61]

Flo stopped by the trailcam at the proposed Black Ridge project site to say "STOP BLACK RIDGE"