[LisaS]

You are not correct. Wind power is heavily subsidized by the US Government and there is still a premium paid for the power. Turbines can operate in a fix window of wind speeds between 15-55 mph. Too high and they shut down. If any town becomes dependent on wind for its main source of power, it requires a backup, fossil-fuel based source to account for times when wind does not blow.

And they make a low-frequency noise that is highly penetrating.

Before anyone buys into the Wind industry's propaganda, it is important to know why so many people oppose the boondoggle.

[momf]

I keep hearing how our trash is overwhelming; the amount is filling landfills rapidly.

Why aren't the environment protecting folks working on burning it for energy instead of fossil fuel? This is pre-fossil fuel.

[Plumed Serpent]

Very true on all points. However, all energy is subsidized by the government in one way or another. The thing is that a kilowatt hour is often priced on the production end only. If one takes all costs in account including eventual clean-up some interesting things happen. Taking down an old conventional plant requires hauling of scrap, large workforce, and environmental clean up. Taking down an aging nuke plant can be astronomical.
You're right about dependency. Conventional plants will always have role. Minimization of that role should be the goal.
Again, the noise factor should be moot using the off shore scheme.