There's an article in the journalstar today about wind turbines. Apparently Rock Port, MO wants to be known for something other than being the "Fireworks Capitol of the Midwest". They are going to be the first town/city to be solely wind powered. $10 million bucks and 4 turbines is all it took.
This is very encouraging to me. It makes sense that if Rock Port could make a success of it, then small town Nebraska might follow suit. Putting the benefit of using renewable energy aside, it has to be much more efficient to have a wind turbine next to your town than to push electricity hundreds and thousands of miles along power lines just to connect all those little towns in BFE up to the grid. Not to mention the benefit for those people of not having to worry as much about being without power for months after an ice storm. Granted this couldn't be a cure-all. Towns along major bird migratory paths wouldn't want them. All the same - it seems like a step in the right direction.
This is very encouraging to me. It makes sense that if Rock Port could make a success of it, then small town Nebraska might follow suit. Putting the benefit of using renewable energy aside, it has to be much more efficient to have a wind turbine next to your town than to push electricity hundreds and thousands of miles along power lines just to connect all those little towns in BFE up to the grid. Not to mention the benefit for those people of not having to worry as much about being without power for months after an ice storm. Granted this couldn't be a cure-all. Towns along major bird migratory paths wouldn't want them. All the same - it seems like a step in the right direction.
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Justin, that is pretty cool, but why don't they just make electricity from oil? ;0
And that my friend is why the electric car will never make it:)
Are those turbines, located to the north of the interstate, "hooked up"? On windy days I have seen them rotate and in my head I think, "there must be some kind of potential". So, do they tap that? Seems like a waste of potential...
Brian - are you refering to the turbines outside of lincoln. If so than yes, they're "hooked up". LES owns them and you can pay a little extra for "wind power".
I think Nebraska has a lot of potential. We actually have a lot of kinetic energy that could be turned into potential via the turbines.
Paying more for wind power is backwards. I thought wind power would be a cheaper source of energy. Why do they pay more?
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