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Ryland · 09-07-11, 03:36 PM

But wind power is already cheaper, nuclear takes 35 years to pay for the cost of building the power plant, coal is 20 years, wind is 4 to 7 years.
Trouble is, wind has to be on hill tops where people see it, then they whine about how ugly it is and how each wind turbine kills a bird or two a year, ignoring how much wild life nuclear and coal kills, or the long term health affects they both have on people.

Also, the idea of putting a faring around the blades is not a new idea either, the issue is that you now have a lot of mass around the blades to move, cost goes up and you have to ask your self at that point if just making the blades a little longer would just be better, and it often is.

09-07-11, 03:36 PM	#3
Ryland Master EcoRenovator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Western Wisconsin. Posts: 913 Thanks: 127 Thanked 82 Times in 71 Posts	But wind power is already cheaper, nuclear takes 35 years to pay for the cost of building the power plant, coal is 20 years, wind is 4 to 7 years. Trouble is, wind has to be on hill tops where people see it, then they whine about how ugly it is and how each wind turbine kills a bird or two a year, ignoring how much wild life nuclear and coal kills, or the long term health affects they both have on people. Also, the idea of putting a faring around the blades is not a new idea either, the issue is that you now have a lot of mass around the blades to move, cost goes up and you have to ask your self at that point if just making the blades a little longer would just be better, and it often is. Last edited by Ryland; 09-07-11 at 03:41 PM..