We have the land mass I'll give you that....but as the norm, government exploitation has the power and the incentives (taxpayers money) to push what is looking more and more like an agenda. At what cost? both monetarily and environmentally. These turbines need massive foundations, rely on China for almost all their components and the efficiency is yet to be determined when all the sums are totaled. Promotion has it's gimmicks and investments will always need that bottom line. So do You put in more windmills to keep up with demand? Of course you do and we have been putting these in by the thousands each year while our country is drowning in a 30 trillion national debt and record high inflation that will only add to that debt.
Some farmers/property owners do get to lease their land for windmills, maybe on land that wouldn't be productive otherwise, but these are large landowners. Middle class working people who's taxpayers dollars are essential (for government) want to see this in their electricity rates..... and they keep going up and will keep going up as long as we promote this green energy hoax. My rates are going up because of windmills and solar .....given the fact that they continue to shut down hydroelectric sources that once provided cheap electrical power to the pacific NW. Again already in place and green. China is buying up land in the Us that may or may not have windmills on them ? Never the less they will own us.
I suppose it's Ok to take up thousands of acres of land dotted with millions of (not always producing power) windmills.... vs say a singular natural gas pipeline under ground as a constant and self-sustaining source of power? Common sense tells you that you have an environmental friendly energy source that is cheap, dependable, and always there. Wind and solar power are supplemental only and almost entirely dependent on China for all the components. So eventual toxic waste is imported into our country for us to deal with.
We should not be beholden to China, a state (communist) controlled nation that seeks world dominance and destruction of America's economic wealth. (well lets say destruction of America's independence first)
Solution; energy independence as provided by our own natural resources.....something we can see in our bottom line not corporate America and their Chinese partners. Wind and solar expansion needs large amounts of real estate ......how much will depend on the hearts and minds of it's citizens. ill fated "progress" can be costly...ask Germany.
Do we really trust an overreaching, corporate bought, government that censures those who disagree, funds "hate America" education, doesn't provide a secure border, ignores the constitution and the rule of law, and manipulates our voting process..?
