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Buried in the article: > they covered one-third of the continental U.S. with enough wind turbines to meet present-day U.S. electricity demand. The researchers
by djrogers 8y ago
Buried in the article:
> they covered one-third of the continental U.S. with enough wind turbines to meet present-day U.S. electricity demand. The researchers found this scenario would warm the surface temperature of the continental U.S. by 0.24 degrees Celsius
That’s a ridiculous basis upon which to form a conclusion. For reference, that would require building 200,000 copies of the single largest wind farm in the US - the 3,200 acre Alta farm.
- pjc50 8y agoThe intent there is presumably to construct a "worst case" - US powered entirely by wind - and see what the magnitude of the effect is. If it was 2.4 or 24.0 then it would be a more serious problem, knowing that it's 0.24 is a good result.
- krona 8y ago> That’s a ridiculous basis upon which to form a conclusion. Have you seen any climate models in the past 20 years?