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progressoid

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78. These aren't as tall as the off-shore turbines

Reply to John1956PA (Reply #70)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 11:34 PM

Dec 22

But they are still impressive. I did a little work on a 265 turbine "farm" about a decade ago.

Iowa has over 6000 turbines which produces about two thirds of our electricity.

I knew someone in a rural IA town whose municipal electricity was owned by the citizens of the town (SOCIALISM!) . The wind turbines around them produce more electricity than can use so they sell the excess to the grid. Their elec bills are very low. When people's gas furnaces need to be replaced, they use electric ones.

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A 60 turbine farm was just nixed here. progressoid Dec 22 #69

Thank you for posting. To me, a sixty-turbin wind facility would seem mammoth. John1956PA Dec 22 #70

Actually- it's small womanofthehills Dec 22 #73

These aren't as tall as the off-shore turbines progressoid Dec 22 #78

The Crackpot-in-Chief has a phobia. He's afraid of wind-generated energy. All the sheeple in MAGA are bleating and Martin68 Dec 22 #8

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Bet they have no proof from scientists to back up their claim! KS Toronado Dec 22 #9

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