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Sogo

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3. Ask them how those of us in Iowa get about 40% of our

Reply to PNW-Dem (Original post)

Tue Feb 16, 2021, 03:45 PM

Feb 2021

power from wind and don't have frozen turbines....

There are turbines that are built for the cold and have heating systems to keep them from freezing. It's no surprise that the turbines in Texas were not equipped with this option.

To say that wind energy is inherently unreliable because of a regional design difference is, indeed, dishonest.

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Fox/WSJ Pure Evil - Frozen Wind Turbine Lies [View all] PNW-Dem Feb 2021 OP

From what I'm reading it's many things Amishman Feb 2021 #1

Everything I read did not blame wind turbines as the major contributor. In fact, one source Hoyt Feb 2021 #2

Texas didn't have the cold weather packages installed. NutmegYankee Feb 2021 #9

Thanks. I figured there had to be something with all the turbines up north and in Europe. Hoyt Feb 2021 #11

Ask them how those of us in Iowa get about 40% of our Sogo Feb 2021 #3

Some shit heel who fancies himself a "debater" is spreading the same nonsense close to home ahem greenjar_01 Feb 2021 #4

If they were worried about coal, they'd ask why the UK imports theirs from Russia instead of USA. TheBlackAdder Feb 2021 #5

the Wind Turbine industry needs to sue fox for bullshit. samsingh Feb 2021 #6

This should be the method going forward genxlib Feb 2021 #7

I think there are also other issues.... TheRealNorth Feb 2021 #8

It is a fundamental of Engineering Design genxlib Feb 2021 #10