Wind power is becoming cheaper relative to other sources of electricity, so it is becoming more popular. But why? Primarily, we figured out how to build bigge

Wind power is becoming cheaper relative to other sources of electricity, so it is becoming more popular. But why? Primarily, we figured out how to build bigger wind turbines. Bigger turbines give you: - Wind higher up that is stronger and more constant - Bigger turbines with longer blades that harvest more energy - Fewer bigger turbines are cheaper to install and maintain than more numerous smaller turbines Frankly, these things are well into the size of sky scrapers and isn't the sort of thing you just create overnight. Each generation incorporates learnings from the previous generation and gets iteratively bigger. This Vox article does a better job of explaining things than I ever could: https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2018/3/8/17084158/wind-turbine-power-energy-blades https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2018/3/8/17084158...