Yes, there are significant downsides: https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/10/2053/2010/acp-10-2053-2010.html https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/10/2053/2010/ac

Yes, there are significant downsides: https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/10/2053/2010/acp-10-2053-2010.html https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/10/2053/2010/acp-10-2053... The short of it is that since wind exists because of temperature differentials, each wind farm increases them. >Using wind turbines to meet 10% or more of global energy demand in 2100, could cause surface warming exceeding 1 °C over land installations