Who here supports T. Boone Pickens' Energy Plan?

[NJ5]

rocketpig said:

NJ5 said:

@HappySqurriel: There are several countries sustainably using wind power. Denmark has about 20% of its electricity coming from wind. There are many studies which prove it's economically viable.

It's certainly not a silver bullet, and of course you can't put wind turbines everywhere. It still has great potential for many countries though.

That doesn't really negate what Happy was saying, though... Wind works well in areas that meet its specific needs... The problem is that those areas don't appear to be that widely available.

 

According to wikipedia:

U.S. Department of Energy studies have concluded wind harvested in the Great Plains states of Texas, Kansas, and North Dakota could provide enough electricity to power the entire nation, and that offshore wind farms could do the same job.^[61][62] In addition, the wind resource over and around the Great Lakes, recoverable with currently available technology, could by itself provide 80% as much power as the U.S. and Canada currently generate from non-renewable resources.^[63]

This would require the power grid to be upgraded, but nothing comes for free.