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1. Seeing the spread of wind turbines reminds me of a sci-fi story by UK author Colin Kapp back in the mid 60's. "The Subways of Tazoo" chronicles a lost civilization on a distant planet because they destroyed their ecology to build "harps" that generated electricity from the wind. Hopefully we are a lot smarter than that!
   
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2. I like the power output of that thing. It makes a huge impact on cutting down the electricity buying, but it doesn't make all of it, which would mean you sell electricity cheap. I guess what i'm trying to say it's more profitable to use that mill to cut the power bill than use it for making power for sale. And bigger mills are more expensive. And making too big mill would diminish the return of investment time.
3. How awful is a wind turbine, for the local area compared to burning fuels everywhere, in cars, in fires, and so on.  I see these now, I think, it's just on balance the best compromise.  Micro-generation like this, we should all have, with the wind-funnel effect between buildings in more urban areas, it just needs a discrete version, encased and with grilles on, to stop the neighbour's cat getting the high-speed ride of it's life, or shredded.  Aesthetics, we haven't even begun to camouflage them yet, get that plastic film, put camo as appropriate for the urban or green area, and it will disappear.  Heck, - mount it in a tree?  why the heck not sling it between two trees for example.  Or put twig-looking things on like they do with radio masts.
4. i really prefer your new glasses
5. Wonder what's the price for the same installation 4 years later?
6. @windyjmiller
   
   wind if nothing else lowers the battery requirements of solar; for an electric car that is going to be charging at night, wind makes a lot more sense.
7. I'm convinced that most people who object to these as an 'eyesore' are really against them on ideological grounds. Basically, it's a monument to the fact that there might be limits. They do not wish to be reminded of that.
8. I would prefer advanced nuclear. Simply because it's reliable and about as safe as windmills per kWh(Surprising fact) and can be built quickly (80% nuclear can be done in 15 to 20 years).
9. What a wonderful human being....
10. perfect for farms , low density populus per square mile and rich land owners , IT CAN NOT BE SCALED UP TO CITIES or even small towns ,  get kin real if you think renuables can meet 100% of the energy demands!
11. But unlike conventional power stations, these things spoil the view, and are expensive. Oh and windmills are no good for the environment, and unreliable! I'm told.
12. I think when people are affected with natural disasters such as storms with destroyed buildings and fallen trees...people understand the importance of these windturbines. 
13. Subjective revulsion at the look of wind turbines is an invalid argument. The need for electricity outweighs the want for a nicer view
14. Also, because wind power output fluctuates depending on the weather I've used output data from the past 3 years to find a year on year average of output. In 2011 from January until September wind generated a constant 0.7GW. In 2012 for the same period wind generated an average output of just under 1.2GW. In 2013 wind has generated a constant average output of just over 1.8GW. For comparison Sizewell B nuclear power station has an output of 1.2GW.
15. It's often difficult to put into perspective just how much wind power generates for the UK. As I write this comment metered wind is generating 3.55GW (plus roughly another 50% of that figure from unmetered wind). The demand is 31.47GW, so wind is powering over 10% of the demand and has been doing this for about the last 48 hours.
16. renewable energy can be found everywhere the only problem is the materials that your going to use to extract this power.. but in todays time so much available online I wonder where could I get the most reliable one..
17. Can I ask you what your problem is with Wind Turbines? And I have lived in a landscape 'webbed with cooling towers" and I have to tell you - it really sucks. 
18. I find that to be a ridiculous sentiment. Show me landscapes that are literally webbed with industrial cooling towers. This is about quantity, dispersion and sheer height. You're comparing structures that are few and far between with ones that are getting more numerous and are widely seen as eyesores. I doubt the aesthetics of sparse, stubby towers offend you more than tall spinning towers in far greater abundance. You're just GreenBlinded and choosing an angle without compromise.
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20. So people trying to escape urban industrialization won't mind other types of power plants then? I'd rather see wind turbines than cooling towers any day.