Posted on 01/14/2022 4:55:07 AM PST by rktman
The Biden administration laid out an ambitious plan Wednesday for government-funded wind farms along the east coast, which it said would sustain millions of Americans’ energy needs.
Multiple federal agencies are planning to collaborate on the project, which will be completed by 2030, Interior Department Secretary Deb Haaland said during a renewable energy conference in Boston on Wednesday. Overall, at least 30 gigawatts will be produced by offshore wind farms by decade’s end.
“The Interior Department is laying out an ambitious roadmap as we advance the Administration’s plans to confront climate change, create good-paying jobs, and accelerate the nation’s transition to a cleaner energy future,” Haaland stated.
“Together, we will meet our clean energy goals while addressing the needs of other ocean users and potentially impacted communities,” she continued. “We have big goals to achieve a clean energy economy and Interior is meeting the moment.”
The farms would produce enough energy, Haaland added, to support more than 10 million homes by 2030, the Associated Press reported.
The U.S. wind sector currently has a total capacity of 118 gigawatts, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Roughly 3% of the nation’s total energy is produced by wind farms, additional government data showed.
“We are working to facilitate a pipeline of projects that will establish confidence for the offshore wind industry,” Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Director Amanda Lefton said in a statement.
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Virtually all of these “windmills” as he calls them will be made in China. So, yes, the Big Guy will get a very sweet piece of it.
Didn’t mention cost, and certainly didn’t mention real cost
“Wind power may actually result in more greenhouse gas and pollutant emissions than conventional power generation due to the inefficiency of repeatedly ramping up backup power plants.”
The ENTIRE Rat party is parasitic!
50 million test kits have been found in a warehouse——just waiting there-—
Shades of Puerto Rico supplies that died in warehouses.
What is the shelf time limit on test kits?????
It’s worse than that. Companies rate windmills based on power output at a given wind speed. I have checked several manufacturers and typical rated wind speed is 28 to 31 mph. Energy produced is a function of the square of wind speed. So at a wind speed of 15 mph the windmills will produce one quarter of rated power, or at most 7.5 gW.
Shelf life? On something that was forgotten in humid storage by the now desperate government? Why was it left there to begin with?
Was it really just found?
they are incredibly loud
Why? So the government can claim credit for what will happen anyway? That’s only 3% of homes... or 1% of electrical use. In eight years. Wind far, usage is growing WAY faster than that anyway. Trying to figure out why the gov’t needs to take over an area the size of NC for this wind farm. Oh yeah: government just wants to take over the whole nation.
In Gnu Yak the Socialists are proposing a ban on woodburning, AKA pellet and woodburning stoves, Fireplaces, Campfires and the like. These idiots are brazen, and there is no fighting back because Orange Man Bad and they had to Stalinize the vote.
Is this The Brandonton Bee?
Biden Administration Plans To Build Wind Farm
Made in China
Wind farms are an unnatural blight to the eye, kill birds and are a maintenance nightmare. Their high cost makes them a failed business model driving inflation. Who is going to clean up the mess when their failure leads to abandonment?
“ If it’s cheaper to put them in the land fill”
It is probably cheaper to ship them directly from the factory to the landfill, and avoid the additional losses incurred by installing and operating them.
Germany squandered billions on offshore wind farms.
They blow, as rational investments.
Essentially, instead of burning coal for energy, you burn large amounts of money instead. It is the energy equivalent of lighting your cigar with a burning hundred dollar bill, instead of a match.
And ERCOT crashed during the deep freeze last year largely because of them. People literally froze to death as a result.
You cannot kill millions of birds without consequences. China did this a few decades ago and their crops were overrun with insects and caused mass starvation. Idiots.
We are working to facilitate a pipeline of taxpayer money that will flow into companies that have contributed generously to democrat causes.
Fixed it for you, Amanda.
I’m sure the salt air will be really really good for them.
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