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To: Ben Ficklin
No. I would never invest in windfarms.

Even the most pro-windfarm sources admit that they will never produce the power needed by modern humans.

They are expensive, loud, and require a lot of maintenance.

Not to mention, they require fossil fuel backups for when the wind slows down or stops.

The most optimistic environmental sites I saw admitted that wind power will only amount to a few percent of the power grid.

Plus they are ugly.

Who wants to see a windmill on top of every hill?

I thought liberals liked nature and its beauty.

70 posted on 08/28/2018 7:18:34 PM PDT by boop ("I said give me the brandy!")
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To: boop; entropy12
Wind, solar, and batteries keep getting cheaper and cheaper.

Investors like wind and solar because they can get cash flow quickly. Coal and natural gas plants take 8-10 years while a nuke power plant can take 20-25 years.

71 posted on 08/28/2018 7:32:43 PM PDT by Ben Ficklin
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