First Town In US To Become 100% Wind Powered 391
gundar99 writes "Rock Port Missouri, population 1,300, is the first 100% wind-powered city in the US. Loess Hill Wind Farm, with four 1.25-MW wind turbines, is estimated to generate 16 gigawatt hours (16 million kilowatt hours) of electricity annually. 13 gigawatt hours of electricity have historically been consumed annually by the residents and businesses of this town."
Moving Air (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Moving Air (Score:5, Funny)
Unfortunately, no. All they're blowing is hot air, so it would rise too quickly to be of any use.
Re:1.51 Gigawatts (Score:5, Funny)
Technically 2nd (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Where does the energy come from? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Moving Air (Score:5, Funny)
All the politicians out there that blow hot air all suck as well.
You want a heat converter (Score:5, Funny)
Now, is there any place where a large number of our founding father's are buried? Because we could double our efficiency by putting the politicians over their graves and harnessing the founding father's spinning motion.
Wind can't do it. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:DC... posted by AC.... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:SECOND TOWN! (Score:5, Funny)
--The ghost of Nikola Tesla
Re:Moving Air (Score:5, Funny)
But, if they blow then suck, you get electricity.
Man, this post could sure be taken out of context.
Re:big catch (Score:3, Funny)
We could use New Orleans; it's already got the pumps, and it's been demonstrated that it's good at holding water...
(Burn, karma, burn!)
Re:You want a heat converter (Score:1, Funny)
RP4P
Re:Moving Air (Score:3, Funny)
Only if you mounted the politicians to the blades.
Re:Yay for wind, uh...not? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Unless they're off the grid it isn't 100% (Score:2, Funny)
SILENCE, DISBELIEVER.
Oh, and anything that you've heard about the nightmare of balancing load and frequency from unreliable sources, and the perfect shitstorm that occurs if the wind suddenly drops just as demand peaks? That's all lies too, spread by BUSHITLAR.
Re:Unless they're off the grid it isn't 100% (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Wind can't do it. (Score:3, Funny)
What? Just stakes? Gotta be kidding me. Where do you identify your cursed items?
No such thing? HERETIC!!
Re:Moving Air (Score:3, Funny)