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re: Is there enough wind in northeast Louisiana to support wind turbines?
Posted on 11/9/23 at 6:53 pm to WeeWee
Posted on 11/9/23 at 6:53 pm to WeeWee
I’m. O expert, but I did a little reading,,,,,the amount of wind needed 80 meters is above ground is 6.5 m/sec,,,,,The majority of La is barely at that threshold,,,,,there are some isolated pockets and one is in NELA,,,,,,now that doesn’t account for the total number of days that wind occurred,,,,I would imagine these guys have researched a lot more than any of us,,,,if they are throwing money at leasing land, the numbers must work ???????
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Posted on 11/9/23 at 7:39 pm to billjamin
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Plenty of land but i doubt it has enough electrical demand to justify the expense.
They transmit electricity very long distances now with minimal loss(~5%).
Posted on 11/9/23 at 7:44 pm to WeeWee
Another complete waste of tax payers $.
Posted on 11/9/23 at 8:41 pm to WeeWee
Know why we pretty much stopped using windmills about a hundred years ago?
Because they fricking suck.
There's not enough wind anywhere on earth to make wind turbines worth the investment of money, land, and natural resources.
frick wind, and frick solar too.
Because they fricking suck.
There's not enough wind anywhere on earth to make wind turbines worth the investment of money, land, and natural resources.
frick wind, and frick solar too.
Posted on 11/9/23 at 8:43 pm to Vols&Shaft83
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frick wind, and frick solar too.
Vols&Shaft83, don’t be a fossil fool, bro.
Posted on 11/9/23 at 9:35 pm to WeeWee
They just use them to fan the crops in fields to keep the rows cool from the heat of the sun
Posted on 11/9/23 at 9:58 pm to NorthEndZone
That’s a very informative map. I wonder why the wind is higher around rivers?
Posted on 11/9/23 at 9:58 pm to Trevaylin
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actual measurements close to ntp ????? so they will look at the month of June for project financing nah maybe they will look at the year 2022 with El Niño nah maybe they will look at the 2000-2010 decade with sun spot cycling maybe Wind roses have been around for at least 50 year for all areas with significant airports. The data exist for folks that want due diligence.
They compare the actual observed to the modeled expected production from typical meteorological data. The historical data is a big deal but no one’s inking a utility scale deal without insight measurement data validated by a respectable IE. The TMY data has really piss poor resolution.
Posted on 11/9/23 at 10:05 pm to hottub
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They transmit electricity very long distances now with minimal loss(~5%).
I don’t see any way that area has the demand for a nuke deal. That feels like a really stressed economic model. If it was more favorable for nuke, they’d be looking at a nuke plant since it has the same subsidy as wind now.
Posted on 11/9/23 at 11:10 pm to WeeWee
Wind powered energy in NELA is a fraud. The fraud is on the taxpayer.
2 acres per windmill is much too dense. Wind shadow will kill any projects at 1 per 2 acres.
The ONLY places it would work would be on certain points of Red Hill and Macon Ridge…and the land mass is not there for a real windmill project.
2 acres per windmill is much too dense. Wind shadow will kill any projects at 1 per 2 acres.
The ONLY places it would work would be on certain points of Red Hill and Macon Ridge…and the land mass is not there for a real windmill project.
Posted on 11/9/23 at 11:17 pm to KillTheGophers
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Wind powered energy in NELA is a fraud. The fraud is on the taxpayer. 2 acres per windmill is much too dense. Wind shadow will kill any projects at 1 per 2 acres. The ONLY places it would work would be on certain points of Red Hill and Macon Ridge…and the land mass is not there for a real windmill project.
It isn’t on the tax payer when the PTC is, by definition, a production based incentive. Kill production by over saturation and you kill the PTC with it.
I do agree that 2 acres is too close together.
Posted on 11/10/23 at 3:52 am to WeeWee
You hate birds?
Posted on 11/10/23 at 4:54 am to MyNameIsNobody
Posted on 11/10/23 at 5:49 am to WeeWee
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is this a developer milking government grants and the only thing I will ever see from it is that free dinner?
Good question. I have been approached. Showed contract to two attorneys. Wind company's rights will supercede yours on your own property. The guy I talked to offered what I would call substantial money but I wouldn’t characterize it as a "staggering amount". I said thanks but no thanks. Don't want all that shite on my property.
Posted on 11/10/23 at 8:44 am to WeeWee
Gonna be alot of Americans with alot of regrets down the road over decisions like this being made today.
Posted on 11/10/23 at 9:06 am to LegendInMyMind
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Gonna be alot of Americans with alot of regrets down the road over decisions like this being made today.
Regret all the money they’re making?
Posted on 11/10/23 at 9:32 am to billjamin
quote:Said money is becoming more worthless by the minute due in part to gov spending on this type of bullshite.
Regret all the money they’re making?
billjamin gone get his, doe.Posted on 11/10/23 at 9:37 am to White Bear
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Said money is becoming more worthless by the minute due in part to gov spending on this type of bullshite. billjamin gone get his, doe.
lol what’s the government spent on the Nextera wind farm on our property? And how much have we paid in income tax for the past 15 years on it?
Posted on 11/10/23 at 9:47 am to billjamin
do you sell cpaps as a side hustle?
Posted on 11/10/23 at 9:50 am to Trevaylin
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do you sell cpaps as a side hustle?
Idk what that is. My side hustle is managing the ranches. My job is financing energy projects.
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