This article was originally published on Barnard on Wind. Wind power in Hawaii has the potential to provide all of the electricity generation in the electricity sector in Hawaii. Apparently this whole wind power thing is falling apart. In a previous post regarding the disrespectful placement of wind turbines on the D Day beaches of Normandy it was concluded that leftist propagandists would be up in arms if this are were home to a threatened species of bat: Now if the area around the Normandy beaches were home to a threatened species of aquatic fruit bat then every NGO from Greenpeace to the WWF would be up in arms. Its now apparent that this assumption is wrong and that the wind turbine comes second to none for climate change activists. When an honest history of this period in the United States is written, it will no be kind to the corporate cronyism that preyed upon public ignorance of earth science to create a crisis global warming to exploit and loot the Treasury. [11] Hawaii used 9,962 GWh in 2011, so Hawaii has the potential to generate all electricity used in the state from wind and solar power. The United States is Littered With More than 14,000 Abandoned Wind Turbines Wind power, the renewable NEWS | Noturbines The normalised load factor for UK onshore wind farms declines from a peak of about 24% at age 1 to 15% at age 10 and 11% at age 15. By 2004 Kamaoa accounts began to show up on a Hawaii State Department of Finance list of unclaimed properties. Theres an anti-wind energy myth floating around that refuses to die. "Hawaii - State Energy Profile Overview - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)", "California company plans to build $13M wind farm on Hawaii's Big Island", "Hawaii NIMBY fight reveals Biden offshore wind challenge", "Offshore Wind Energy Bill Sails Through Hawaii Senate", "The Struggle Over Towering Wind Farms Is At The Center Of A Honolulu City Council Debate", "Wind Powering America: Installed U.S. Wind Capacity and Wind Project Locations", "WINDExchange: U.S. WTr;.ZQeRE.75fV9{ukRZoN8GB)q?SS3ve1C[q+Rl6[e2z@[Iv}-L3e}m)q?0'pBfB0+!w In 2021 residents and the Kahuku Community Association objected to the presence of 20 large-scale wind turbines in their neighborhood. Built in 1985, at the end of the boom, Kamaoa soon suffered from lack of maintenance. Sadly, this same area is a hunting ground for birds of prey as well as a migratory path for birds that travel from Canada to Mexico with the change of seasons. http://bit.ly/1UDsOJT, (Also, 20rpm = 1 full rotation every 3 seconds. The plans are to address dangerously broken-down towers and turbines of the 60-tower KODE Novus I and II wind farm near Guymon, Oklahoma, The Oklahoman reported. [6] They are under review by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. 194 Hawaii Wind Farm Premium High Res Photos - Getty Xrp>*oNPWu56?>Xr/XYY~yV+&k_r'uBhjs~]21_,=|&qe5g%s sLk"sMdz$ +p^|Elb.B hx3) "MQfc@Wi5S"p5q AKKN_0 [LX p '?>&GG(7ZNc. This ratio is 2 per cent, and is at one of the oldest operational wind farms in the United States, where massive tax breaks combined with immature technology have created one of the highest ratios of inactive to active wind turbines in any location. They only have 1 of 76 senators and 0 of 150 in the house of representatives. The tax payers who paid for the subsidies to build the wind farms, then paid over the odds for an unreliable source of power generation will, ultimately be left to pick up the bill for clearing up the Green eco mess in the post man made Global Warming world. Web14,000 abandoned wind turbines litter the united states The towering symbols of a fading religion, over 14,000 wind turbines, abandoned, rusting, slowly decaying. California and Thousands of abandoned wind turbines littered the landscape of wind energys California big three locationsAltamont Pass, Tehachapin (above), and San Gorgonioconsidered among the worlds best wind sitesCalifornias wind farms comprising about 80% of the worlds wind generation capacityceased to generate much more quickly than Kamaoa. cAGcE%k+.h[]1E%t$>eDJr%+=7]p21g,LkY.)X-wsMou} What is the myth? The myth started with Andrew Walden, a Hawaiian anti-wind activist in early 2010. Abandoned Wind Salt water is far more damaging than sun and rain, and offshore turbines dont last as long. It took nearly a decade from the time the first flimsy wind turbines were installed before the performance of California wind projects could dispel the widespread belief among the public and investors that wind energy was just a tax scam.Ben Lieberman, a senior policy analyst focusing on energy and environmental issues for the Heritage Foundation, is not surprised. As a day job, Mike has had the good fortune to work on Smart Grid projects for IBMs clients, in addition to many other interesting initiatives that IBM is uniquely positioned to undertake. When similar environmental tragedies happened, like the 2009 Exxon oil spill that killed around 85 birds across five states, they were fined $600,000. Wind power in Hawaii has the potential to provide all of the electricity generation in the electricity sector in Hawaii. One can be sure that if the societal needs had to do with oil rigs, the same people remaining silent on the death of birds would be up in arms against the oil companies. I guess being an environmentalist means what you folks say it means, and nothing more or less. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Spinning, post-industrial junk which generates nothing but bird kills. Not so with subsidized turbines. [ Multitudes of abandoned wind turbines at South Point, Hawaii, USA. Abandoned and cannibalized Kamaoa wind farm turbines, Hawaii. This level of inaccuracy is fairly typical of that anonymous blog, so it isnt surprising. To say it just doesnt happen on the grounds that they are totally unconcerned about wind farms killing birds is a logical fallacy of the first order. Green Junk: 15k Abandoned Windmills Litter the An Alameda County Community Development Agency study points to 10,000 annual bird deaths from Altamont wind turbines. (LogOut/ In this push for more wind turbine farms, Kern County picked out an area of 225,000 acres slightly north of Los Angeles due to its wind resources. The owner of a dilapidated Oklahoma Panhandle wind farm has presented plans to clean up the most dangerous of the wind turbine towers. In the meantime, Hawaii, where Walden saw an inactive wind farm and created his fantasy figure, is putting up more wind farms because they continue to make But, once again, we have to balance all the needs of society. Commissioned in 2006, it comprises sixteen 660 kW wind turbines President Obamas offshore wind farms will be far more expensive than those sited in Californias ideal wind locations. After the debacle of the First California Wind Rush, the European Union had moved ahead of the US on efforts to subsidize renewable energyincluding a Feed in Tariff even more lucrative than the ISO4 contracts. [4] The MOD-5B, a 3.2MW wind turbine, on Oahu was the largest in the world in 1987. Apparently, once the subsidies and the wind run out, these 20-story high Cuisinarts are de-bladed and retired. WebFigure 2. They experienced problems from the noise and shadows that come and go with the turning of the blades, claiming that this produced sleep disruption, depression, seizures and other neurological effects. A 2013 study found that 573,000 birds and 888,000 bats are killed every year in America by wind turbines a figure 30 percent higher than the federal government estimated in 2009. These would be a few good places to start. The reality is that it results in significantly increased power prices that hurt those least able to afford it the most. According to the Golden Gate Audubon Society, 75 to 110 Golden Eagles, 380 Burrowing Owls, 300 Red-tailed Hawks, and 333 American Kestrels (falcons) are killed by Altamont turbines annually. The Audubon Society makes up numbers like the EPA, but theres a reason why they call them bird Cuisinarts. The 14,000 number has been applied to the entire world, the continental United States and the confines of the state of California. Wind turbines, like solar panels, break down. Hawaii News Now reports: An endangered native bat is at the center of a fight over a controversial wind farm proposal on Oahu's North Shore. Mike Barnard has been a deeply interested observer of energy systems for three decades. Abandoned turbines: Another Madigan wind energy myth Thats pretty damn fast for something that massive, and something as massive as a turbine blade can do some serious damage at that speed.). Dilapidated Panhandle wind farm towers Updated November 24thIn answer to several allegations that the number of abandoned wind turbines was made up, the following quote from the article and link will confirm this figure to be true: Californias wind farms then comprising about 80% of the worlds wind generation capacity ceased to generate much more quickly than Kamaoa. http://bit.ly/1UDskn6 Thanks Rob for the article. Tory Aardvark, the climate-change denying bastion of disinformation likes the US-only version, although their blog entry quotes the origination of the myth which talks about the world-wide number, so Aardvark manages to get it wrong twice in one post. A July, 2008 study by the Alameda County Community Development Agency points to 10,000 annual bird deaths from Altamont Pass wind turbines. The US has had wind farms since 1981: Some say that Ka Le is hauntedand it is. Smallwood and cohorts are quite shocked that the US Fish and Wildlife Service havent taken action against the wind turbines in order to enforce the US Endangered Species Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. Wind turbines dont kill many creatures. The Democratic Labour Party of Australia is hardly a force in the Australian Government. As California attempts to divorce itself from fossil-fueled electricity, it may be trading one environmental sin for another although you dont hear state officials admitting it. 9a. Five other abandoned wind sites dot the Hawaiian Islesbut it is in California where the impact of past mandates and subsidies is felt most strongly. ik/+ Bm;GjEh_MD K3U6&[\Oe)BsSww=X.P,uA + Concerned residents Why did President Obama seem to think the Wind farms needed protection from laws that protected birds? To rely on wind alone would have rolling blackout issues. I was wondering what had happened to the ones in Kahuku and elsewhere. Jimi Hendrix | Tarpon's Swamp So, 14,000 permanently inactive wind turbines world-wide is gross hyperbole at roughly four times the worst case scenario, and becomes close to an order of magnitude of inflation when compared to a likely scenario. That last word, somewhere, is used advisedly. The 132 commercial wind turbines in the state have a total capacity of 236 MW. There are five other abandoned wind lnEU`@[`avX; 6h.fnJ*zj@[ay@cR#XGb0A@fC%!WzYXw Unfortunately the same areas that are good for siting wind farms are a natural pass for migrating birds. Now, how about all the birds, bats, eagles, etc. So why did I use the term Game above. Nice. In 2015, wind turbines produced 6.4% of Hawaii's electricity. http://bit.ly/1UDshb7 Minnesotans for Global Warming report that in the last 30 years, the United States has had 14,000 wind turbines abandoned. Without government subsidy, they are unaffordable. 14,000 Abandoned Wind Turbines in USA > Hawaii Free These add to the outflow of wealth from the US and provide no Apparently, once the subsidies and the wind run out, these 20-story high Cuisinarts are de-bladed and retired. But its haunted not by Hawaiis legendary night marchers. Palm Springs has enacted an ordinance requiring their removal from San Gorgonio Pass, but unless something else changes abandoned turbines will remain a rotting eyesores, or the taxpayers who have already paid through the nose for overpriced energy and crony-capitalist tax scams will have to foot the bill for their removal.
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