[ClearCase_guy]

Winds of up to 200 miles an hour will spin rotors on the FEGs, generating an electrical current that’s transmitted along superstrong tethers to ground stations linked to the utility grid.

Problem #1 -- making super-strong tethers.

"You might have 600 of them, each producing 20 megawatts," he says. "They could generate enough power for two Chicago-size cities."

Or you could have 300 of them and power one Chicago-sized city. Just a thought.

[Little Ray]

And the first time a thunderstorm came through?
Lightning strikes? Wind shear?

Nice idea. Scary execution.

[r9etb]

Or you could have 300 of them and power one Chicago-sized city. Just a thought.

LOL! Smartass.... ;-)