Are "wind Farms" Viable?

Aicha, you reckon people in Australia are benefitting immensely?

They are actually rather controversial here in Australia - or at least, in my state. For example, one small windfarm near where I live has been 28% efficient over the last two years. This is largely due to their cutting out in variable winds, and needing to burn fossil fuels in order to start up again.

People who object to them in this country largely do so because of the poor choices of site. They are often located too close to residences, and become a nuisance factor because of noise, flickering shadows, and interference with coastal or country views. Some people also object because of the possibility that they will endanger birdlife near conservation areas.

Personally, I like the look of commercial wind farms but I wouldn't want one over my back fence (which is what some people have got!).

To work out whether they are truly viable, you need to consider the cost of one, its useful life (all those moving parts!), ongoing maintenance costs, and compare that with the amount and value of energy produced. I don't know the stats in this country as they don't crow too loud about it - can't be very good news!

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Cool, wind farms are very viable in California they are everywhere, and in some cases they produce excess power which can be sold off. I would love to have a couple of turbines for my house. And be able to sell off excess electric back to the power company.

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Wind farms refer to wind turbines in a closed location that are used for producing electric power. Wind farms produce electricity and they quantity produced varies with the wind. These are extremely viable and getting popular in Europe. The largest and the most wind farms are located in Australia where people are benefiting immensely from it.

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