“”Property rights lose their meaning when the government starts picking winners and losers, deciding which land use choices deserve special scrutiny and which do not.”” https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0KVUMTBjZRjxJAWrDbRbFtn5XkGqaJZXzZQZf6CkuPVrayNotRdKPGWa52Szdmwj8l&id=100067877751528&post_id=100067877751528_pfbid0KVUMTBjZRjxJAWrDbRbFtn5XkGqaJZXzZQZf6CkuPVrayNotRdKPGWa52Szdmwj8l&mibextid=CDWPTG
Archive for the ‘Wind’ Category:
2026-06-28 The entire lifecycle of wind energy produces less carbon than making a single smartphone.
Wind turbines generate clean electricity for 25 years then get recycled. https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid022wQSK5KYroqCdt6vfJ519AoBWqiyMNmixvP6tRjG4KwCKjx6gPuU1WpqQS7nUg2Dl&id=61589318668785&post_id=61589318668785_pfbid022wQSK5KYroqCdt6vfJ519AoBWqiyMNmixvP6tRjG4KwCKjx6gPuU1WpqQS7nUg2Dl&mibextid=NOb6eG
2026-05-22 A study published in the journal Joule found that switching to renewable energy could save the world at least $12 trillion by 2050, compared with continuing to rely on fossil fuels
“”A study published in the journal Joule found that switching to renewable energy could save the world at least $12 trillion by 2050, compared with continuing to rely on fossil fuels. The analysis concluded that a rapid transition to clean energy would not only reduce overall energy system costs, but also deliver more energy to
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For The First Time Ever, Wind And Solar Generated More Electricity Than Gas For An Entire Month
Wind and solar just hit a major global milestone: for the first time ever, they generated more electricity than gas for an entire month. April 2026 is now in the history books. https://www.facebook.com/100064672212764/posts/pfbid0CQiAfVGrLBZSTCLzBrzCUYQoXeUvUv1catKuLeFkXP98Mc8ZyeqdfQu1NbPRBkJel/?mibextid=CDWPTG In a first, wind and solar generated more power than gas globally in April 2026
2026-05-09 Trump Refusing To Permit New Wind Turbines
He lost in court so now he’s playing dirty by refusing to give permits. So your electric bill will be increased by 13 to 18% . https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02Sowcnems7dpJkjw1HKax3DuWoz5FJmqnBDaFt6mGiD4RgNVVw7hoB4kgWWGE4HQ7l&id=100064860241186&post_id=100064860241186_pfbid02Sowcnems7dpJkjw1HKax3DuWoz5FJmqnBDaFt6mGiD4RgNVVw7hoB4kgWWGE4HQ7l&mibextid=NOb6eG
2026-04-24 US’ Largest Onshore Wind Project In Wyoming Completed
Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project. 220,000 acres of federal land in Carbon County, Wyoming. Installed 1000 turbines. Average wind speed 9.2 meters/sec. year around. Project required a HVDC and HVAC line called the TransWest Express. Longest onshore HVDC transmission line in the US. 732 miles of high-voltage transmission infrastructure consisting of two systems:
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2026-04-08 OMG!! China Just Finished The Largest Energy Project In Human History — 50 Gigawatts From The Gobi Desert.
2026-04-08 OMG!! “”China just finished the largest energy project in human history — 50 gigawatts from one location in the Gobi Desert. The Kubuqi Desert Renewable Energy Megabase covers 100,000 hectares of Inner Mongolia with 35 gigawatts of solar and 15 gigawatts of wind across the same landscape. Construction required 280,000 workers over five years
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2026-04-05 Iowa Gets 63% Of Its Power From Wind Turbines
Iowa has the highest percentage share of wind energy of any state. However Texas gets much more Megawatts of wind. https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02gXQiZJUiaWDaPbxe7m9QcuWCxwbK8tyG2w6CcBe8SHqQfJLFWV7JwrXS9Yujgbrxl&id=100093822948697&post_id=100093822948697_pfbid02gXQiZJUiaWDaPbxe7m9QcuWCxwbK8tyG2w6CcBe8SHqQfJLFWV7JwrXS9Yujgbrxl&mibextid=CDWPTG
2026-01-13 Cost Of Power – US Dollars Per Megawatt
Graph showing drop in renewables over the last decade or so. https://www.facebook.com/100083516882613/posts/pfbid029T4wi3N5BUTjGarpzSCddu4E3vEA5S1Hxdd8D1X3ZYHWGbSvYYdmR9JTdXmZKjzRl/?mibextid=Nif5oz
2026-01-07 A Good Synopsis of BESSes From Dave, JHAT
400 GWh of BESS – battery energy storage systems, worldwide as of the end of 2025. Rapidly replacing the gas peaker plants. Western Australia is an excellent example.
