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None of the "examples" you mention come even close to approximating the negative visual impact of wind farms. I've been to the area around Livermore and Altemont Pass in California where there are lots of (useless) windmills, and they are visually overpowering and just plain UGLY.

Build five nuke plants and have a better energy source. Wind farms are definitely "for the birds".

"None of the "examples" you mention come even close to approximating the negative visual impact of wind farms. I've been to the area around Livermore and Altemont Pass in California where there are lots of (useless) windmills, and they are visually overpowering and just plain UGLY.

Build five nuke plants and have a better energy source. Wind farms are definitely "for the birds"."

So you want to prohibit private companies and individuals from putting wind generators on private properties, because you feel that they're "ugly?"

Only my neighbors from the east and west coasts (mostly New York and California) want to ban wind generators from our private place and our other neighbors places--lots that are off of the power grid and at high elevations. Our more normal, healthy neighbors are fine with them. The same neighbors want to prevent anyone but themselves (the self-assigned arbiters of nature and judges of appearances) from building anything (including homes) on their own private properties. Those unkempt, sloppy looking, old hags complain endlessly about things that the rest of us own and do. They go on and on about how we're blocking "cottontail migration routes" with new outbuildings. They haven't yet noticed the snowshoe hare, because they only visit the area enough to try to control the properties of others through local government (which gets appropriate laughs from our Republican commissioners so far). They shriek at us in public meetings and threaten to sue us all.

And if you want to see a nuclear energy plant, buy enough acreage to put it on and build it yourself. I won't foot the bill for one on my place, just because you think it's prettier. But I'm surprised that you would want to see a nuclear energy plant anywhere near your place, given your attitude about other people's wind generators.

I will agree on one complaint about wind generators, though. Some of the bigger ones can be noisy for any residence close enough to be exposed to the noise. I'll also agree that for large power projects, nuclear reactors are a good way to go.

It would also be great if nuclear power plants could be designed for offroad vehicles. ;)

I agree with you that nukes are a better idea for power generation....but that doesn't make local landowners any cash like this.

I've been to the area around Livermore and Altemont Pass in California where there are lots of (useless) windmills, and they are visually overpowering and just plain UGLY.

Yeah, I agree. But Abilene and West Texas ain't no Livermore California to start with, either!