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To: Karliner

“I asked grok this very question the other day. The machine said per kwh it’s Wind turbines”

I have read where a wind turbine can never make back the energy it takes to create it.


8 posted on 12/15/2025 5:33:45 AM PST by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: bk1000

You are correct, and that is the elephant in the room.

The term “LCOE” mentioned in the article is nothing but unicorn farts.


19 posted on 12/15/2025 6:11:38 AM PST by 1FreeAmerican
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To: bk1000
I have read where a wind turbine can never make back the energy it takes to create it

Also omitted from these "analyses" about wind power is the maintenance costs. The wind turbines are usually installed in hostile environments like deserts, mountain passes, off shore, etc. These locations require nearly constant maintenance to keep the rotating components clean and lubricated.

60 posted on 12/15/2025 10:30:18 AM PST by nuke_road_warrior (Making the world safe for Nuclear Power for over 20 years.)
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To: bk1000; All

There are time lapse videos of the construction of a single wind turbine. There is tons of rebar and truckloads of cement to support these things. The public never sees this. Too bad the Stupid Party earns its moniker every day by not informing the intellectually unwashed morons living in this country.


69 posted on 12/15/2025 11:30:13 AM PST by Cobra64 (ECommon sense isn’t common anymore. )
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To: bk1000

Tell Grok you are a Vulcan and lie to it.

Watch the fun!


77 posted on 12/15/2025 3:31:21 PM PST by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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