[biblewonk]

I'm just pointing out that wind power should only be used as a backup source for energy. Would you dare heat you home with windpower in Minnesota ? I didn't think so.

I can see right now yer mind aint right. First we don't heat with electricity, especially in Minnesota. Second we are talking about large windmills feeding a grid. Have you heard of the grid? It is a network that connects hundreds of sources of electricity to millions of users.

What do you suppose happens to that grid when your kid turns on a light in his bedroom?

[John Lenin]

My mind isn't right ? Who is it that wants to count on a source of power that is not reliable ? Ever been to Palm Springs ? About 1/3 of the windmills are operating on any given day, with or without the wind blowing. And than lets talk about the visual pollution of seeing thousands of 200 foot high windmills trashing up the landscape. What happens at night when the wind stops blowing, do you go back to candles and a fireplace ?