Wind Farms Raise Temperatures at the Surface Level
Studies have found that wind turbines impact local meteorological conditions by raising temperatures at the surface level while the wind turbines are in operation. Due to lucrative federal subsidies,...
View ArticleBiden Proposes to Cut Project Fees for Wind and Solar by 80 Percent
The Biden Administration has proposed a new regulation that will cut project fees for wind and solar energy on federal lands by about 80 percent and streamline its review of applications. Last year,...
View ArticleQuality Problems Hit the Wind Energy Industry That Could Hurt Government Goals
Siemens Energy announced that quality problems at its wind turbine unit would take years to fix, wiping over a third off its market value and dealing a blow to one of the world’s biggest suppliers of...
View ArticleHome Batteries are Cheaper than Building Transmission Lines to Support...
Vermont’s Green Mountain Power is proposing to supply battery backup in homes rather than building a lot of expensive transmission lines and power plants, which could cost more and take longer to...
View ArticleAnother Offshore Wind Farm Hits the Dust
The Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. announced that it was shelving plans to build six wind turbines in Lake Erie offshore of Cleveland, Ohio. The project was in the works since 2009 but was...
View ArticleWind Turbines and Solar Panels are Aging Prematurely
The claimed 25-year life span of wind turbines has in reality been just 7-10 years before having to be replaced along with their enormous blades. That has significantly increased the operating costs of...
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