How do you make wind energy work when T-Boone Pickens and 2 billion in government money couldn’t?

by Old Shoe Woman

Question by mbush40: How do you make wind energy work when T-Boone Pickens and 2 billion in government money couldn’t?

Truth Seeker- i just asked the Danes. They said how they did it was to punch all of the environmentalist who would try to block power lines from the windmills to the source in the face. We can’t do that here. There is more protection for the spotted horney toad than for human fetusus here.

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Answer by Forget War Buy More
Ask the Chinese. They’re doing it.

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#1 written by Big Brodie
about 1 year ago

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Nobody said it would be easy, especially when the oil industry is doing everything in their power to derail that effort.
#2 written by Steve
about 1 year ago

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Pickens pointed out the problem: we need a better power grid with transmission lines linked to new power generating locations.

Luckily, this is in the works.
#3 written by caldude1010101
about 1 year ago

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Pickens obviously pissed someone in the Texas state govt. off because they wouldn’t assist him in getting the electrical distribution network in place to transmit the power from the wind farm to the main distribution point.

I’m sure he could have found a way around the problem if he wanted.
#4 written by bendover
about 1 year ago

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In Obama’s mind, 2 billion is chump change. he’ll need at least a trillion to get this working by 2020.
#5 written by truth seeker
about 1 year ago

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Ask the Danes..

Danish wind industry has created 20,000 jobs in Denmark.
#6 written by TAT
about 1 year ago

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You have to make other fuels darn near impossible to afford. You have to punish those who want other systems. Pickens also spent millions on a Football stadium in Stillwater to support his mediocre team. He’s not that astute
#7 written by Veritas odium parit
about 1 year ago

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It was the location he picked. He can spend 2 billion on the turbines, but wanted someone else to pay the 500 million to get the transmission lines installed.
#8 written by Griggnax
about 1 year ago

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We’ve only spent $2 billion?

We spend that much in a week in Iraq.

Obviously, more R&D is needed.
#9 written by Peace through blinding force
about 1 year ago

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You define “success” as using guns and badges to suck untold resources OUT of the economy to support an industry physically incapable of meeting its own expenses.

China is coal-powered.

“The oil industry” is heavily invested in wind and are the chief lobbyists for federal subsidies of it.

Pickens proved he doesn’t think it’s economically viable.

In Obama’s mind, wind power is an important part of his plan to FORCE energy costs to “necessarily skyrocket.”

According to the Danish, wind industry has created 20,000 jobs by sucking about 30,000 other ones out of existence.
#10 written by muncie birder
about 1 year ago

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Apparently T Boone is not so smart as everyone thought he was. Imagine planning a wind farm out in the middle of no where without first figuring out how you are going to transmit the power to somewhere. Hope he doesn’t choke on the 2 billion worth of wind mills he bought. Too bad, too. He also lost a bundle on his oil stocks–a lot more than 2 billion. Must be tough being rich.

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