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Makes sense Texas is one flat windy state.
by Whatarethese 7y ago
Makes sense Texas is one flat windy state.
- mc32 7y agoImportantly, according to this map [1], it’s one of the better places for high average wind speed over a year at 30m and 100m height. From the Dakotas/Montana down through Texas is the sweet spot for turbines. [1]https://www.nrel.gov/gis/wind.html https://www.nrel.gov/gis/wind.html
- Brakenshire 7y agoLook at the ribbon of purple offshore!
- SilasX 7y agoYes, investor T. Boone Pickens nicknamed America the "Saudi Arabia of wind" due to the windy plains. http://pickensplan.com/the-plan/wind/ http://pickensplan.com/the-plan/wind/
- komali2 7y agoYes, it is, and the winfarms are an absolute gorgeous addition to our horizon. It can get a bit grim driving around Texas. It can take up to three days to get out of the state depending on which direction you're going... and to get from the oceans to any mountains in any direction takes about as long as well (start heading towards New Mexico best bet IMO). There are some "hills" over by Austin and Enchanted Rock I guess. Point is, these windmills are a great way to break the monotony of a long Texas roadtrip. I did one with my little cousins once and their favorite part was seeing the windmills.