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Aug 13, 2012Explorer
Lindsay
I'm not against wind power any more than water power. They built the Empire State Building and the foundation is ok. If foundations are bad it's poor engineering. That being said it's not a cure all either. It has no fuel cost. The turbines should last as I have seen steam turbines go two decades without a major overhaul. They run at 3600 RPM and are hot. Gas turbines are even hopper and faster requiring a reduction gear and their very reliable. The blades on a wind turbine probably have some erosion issues. Overall once they are built I can't see too much to go wrong providing they are located correctly.
Solar has issues.
I'm not against wind power any more than water power. They built the Empire State Building and the foundation is ok. If foundations are bad it's poor engineering. That being said it's not a cure all either. It has no fuel cost. The turbines should last as I have seen steam turbines go two decades without a major overhaul. They run at 3600 RPM and are hot. Gas turbines are even hopper and faster requiring a reduction gear and their very reliable. The blades on a wind turbine probably have some erosion issues. Overall once they are built I can't see too much to go wrong providing they are located correctly.
Solar has issues.
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