Texas is SouthWEST, not South. The South doesn't
have much in the way of wind, but is subsidizing
customers of other states via wind subsidies. Now
the South is pushing for equal subsidies for nuclear power, which costs 1/4th as much as crappy, unreliable wind power. And by the way, claiming 6,000 MW from 2,000 turbines is a giant lie. Those turbines won't average over 33% load capacity and will produce not 6,000 megawats, but 2,000 megawatts, mostly when it's not needed. Boone
Pickens is in this for the same reason as FPL, to garner giant profits from excessive federal subsidies. FPL makes billions, pays almost no taxes.
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Submitted on July 31st, 2007 by InterestedReaderTexas is SouthWEST, not South. The South doesn't
have much in the way of wind, but is subsidizing
customers of other states via wind subsidies. Now
the South is pushing for equal subsidies for nuclear power, which costs 1/4th as much as crappy, unreliable wind power. And by the way, claiming 6,000 MW from 2,000 turbines is a giant lie. Those turbines won't average over 33% load capacity and will produce not 6,000 megawats, but 2,000 megawatts, mostly when it's not needed. Boone
Pickens is in this for the same reason as FPL, to garner giant profits from excessive federal subsidies. FPL makes billions, pays almost no taxes.