Re: Big Wind came calling Looking for others experiences

Posted by Dave41A on April 30, 2021 at 08:31:52 from (71.161.67.127):

In Reply to: Big Wind came calling Looking for others experiences posted by big jt on April 30, 2021 at 08:07:18:

Federal and (depending upon where you live) state subsidies are making clean energy all the rage. They can probably offer a good deal, as they have so much $$$ coming at them from the government that they can hand it out like candy.

Locally, industrial solar is the big thing--lots of struggling farmers are being offered nice per acre rates to allow the installer to put up solar panels. The problem is I live in an area where we get snow from Nov until May, and it is cloudy the months in between. In the lower 48, my area is the *worst* for solar energy. Yet the subsidies still make it a lucrative investment.

NASA maintains maps of renewable energy areas that you may want to consult. I only mention this as you will be able to determine if the wind energy actually has a chance to be profitable, or if it will be a government-funded white elephant.

If wind energy is actually profitable in your area, it may be a good deal as there is a business incentive to maintain it. But if it is not, then what I predict happening is that eventually subsidies will be re-directed from the unprofitable installations to the profitable ones. Then if you happen to have an unprofitable one on your land, you're stuck with it. Supposedly there is a trust fund and all kind of promises to pay for removal, but I'll believe that when I see it.

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• Re: Big Wind came calling Looking for others experiences Dave41A 08:35:24 04/30/21 (1)
  • Re: Big Wind came calling Looking for others experiences used red MN 10:36:04 04/30/21 (0)

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