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While I'm sure windmill makers are lobbying as hard as they can, can you honestly be concerned about them given their fossil fuel position like coal, oil, natur

• lukifer 17y ago
  I agree: this problem is small potatoes compared to the entrenched fossil fuel interests, who've effectively dictated national policy for decades.
  • anigbrowl 17y ago
    [specious]and do we want to let that happen again, only with greenies?![/specious]
  • mnemonicsloth 17y ago
    Suppose it turns out that (for example) unpredictable variation in output of wind-powered generating stations introduces too much uncertainty into the grid to effectively balance supply against load, so control and distribution requirements limit wind power's contribution to about 5% of demand [1]. Then, if we aren't careful, we'll wind up with an over-subsidized wind turbine industry with nothing to do other than provide service to a niche market and lobby congress for more money for "research and development," promising that someday, maybe the right solution will come along. Rent-seeking by a big company does not justify rent-seeking by a small company that hopes to become a big company, because success will make it another big rent-seeking company. [1] This is a real problem that hasn't been solved yet. There are ideas about what to do, but none of them is a slam dunk.