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One little point that supporters of windmills fail to mention is that a back-up power supply is needed for when the wind fails. This means for every megawatt of potential wind turbine energy installed, there must also be a megawatt of thermal power on tap.
Since the back up power needs to be available instantly, this means the back up system is a series of gas turbine generators running on "hot idle" 24/7, ready to be throttled up the moment the wind shifts or changes. Imagine the amount of "greenhouse gas" that is being produced by "Green" energy...
Since the back up power needs to be available instantly, this means the back up system is a series of gas turbine generators running on "hot idle" 24/7, ready to be throttled up the moment the wind shifts or changes. Imagine the amount of "greenhouse gas" that is being produced by "Green" energy...