Re: theWatt Podcast 75

It seems like this is a frequent thought these days. From my web site:

Factoid: Using the very generous American Wind Energy Association capacity factor of 33%, the 1,800 megaWatt Big Bend plant produces as much real-life electricity as 6,350 170 feet in diameter VESTAS V-52 wind turbines. Just the United States' coal-burning power plants alone combine to make as much real-life electricity as 1,059,000 170 feet in diameter VESTAS V-52 wind turbines. VESTAS is installing wind turbines at the rate of one every 5 hours. It would take them 604 years to install 1,059,000 wind turbines.