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Antarctica has wind turbines [0]. Arguments that renewable can't be winterized are wrong. [0] https://www.power-technology.com/projects/rossislandwindfarm/ htt

• ed25519FUUU 6y ago
  Those turbines also stop spinning when they freeze -- same as the ones in Texas.
  • munk-a 6y ago
    Your statement wasn't false owing to being a tautology since everything keeps moving until it freezes - hence the word. However, those wind turbines continue operating in far less gentle weather then what hit Texas. There is, of course, a temperature[1] at which everything stops moving and operating, but well designed engineering can push that down pretty far. 1. If it's not higher - it'll be at 0K since that's what absolute zero means, an absolute lack of generally useful energy.
  • fredophile 6y ago
    Those turbines are on permafrost so its safe to say they can still spin at the temperatures Texas is seeing this week. Edit: It's also worth noting that the wind turbines in Texas are producing a good amount of energy despite cold conditions there.