Do they think we're idiots!

OVERBORED · Aug 12, 2025

Apparently they do think we're idiots

dsedy · Sep 23, 2025

Orsted Soars After U.S. Judge Clears Offshore Wind Project To Resume | ZeroHedge

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jpd · Sep 23, 2025

Interesting piece on the Block Island windfarm. I had no idea the whole island used to run on diesel generators prior, so it is kind of a unique situation.

A Rhode Island Wind Farm Changed Their View. And Their Lives, for the Better

CELLFISH · Sep 23, 2025

yes unique, Wind Energy use on a small scale seems reasonable , not Long Island... cell...
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pequa1 · Sep 23, 2025

big problems in Europe with disposing of the worn out units.

OVERBORED · Sep 23, 2025

CELLFISH said:
yes unique, Wind Energy use on a small scale seems reasonable , not Long Island... cell...
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Ask the good citizens of Block Island what they were paying for electricity before and after the windfarms.

Without extensive government subsidies, they would have never been built

pequa1 · Sep 23, 2025

and not without the proper "payoffs" to the politicos

CELLFISH · Sep 23, 2025

i was t trying to dissect the difference…. burning a million gallons of diesel dosent seem to sensible…

how’s about using Tidal Generators… cell…
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Avenger · Sep 23, 2025

OVERBORED said:
Ask the good citizens of Block Island what they were paying for electricity before and after the windfarms.

Without extensive government subsidies, they would have never been built

Exactly!

And how much would it really cost to run a cable from RI?

CELLFISH · Sep 23, 2025

Avenger said:
Exactly!

And how much would it really cost to run a cable from RI?

yeah, slow to improve things… cell…

Roccus7 · Sep 23, 2025

jpd said:
Interesting piece on the Block Island windfarm. I had no idea the whole island used to run on diesel generators prior, so it is kind of a unique situation.

A Rhode Island Wind Farm Changed Their View. And Their Lives, for the Better

Block had a large, land-based windmill back in the late 70s, early 80s...

jpd · Sep 23, 2025

Roccus7 said:
Block had a large, land-based windmill back in the late 70s, early 80s...

NYT didn't mention that. They said that the diesel generators are still there in case of emergency, does diesel fuel not go bad like gasoline?

Avenger · Sep 23, 2025

jpd said:
NYT didn't mention that. They said that the diesel generators are still there in case of emergency, does diesel fuel not go bad like gasoline?

It will eventually, but it takes a decade or two.

jpd · Sep 24, 2025

Avenger said:
And how much would it really cost to run a cable from RI?

It appears they ran one once the offshore windmills went up, to sell surplus back to the grid.
Also, to get power to the island when the wind wasn't blowing.

OVERBORED · Sep 24, 2025

I've never seen all those Windmills working at the same time.

As an aside, I also understand that they do not operate when winds are above 20knts which means they probably operate 2out of 7 days in winter!

pequa1 · Sep 24, 2025

Al Gore and Greta love them

OVERBORED · Sep 25, 2025

jpd said:
NYT didn't mention that. They said that the diesel generators are still there in case of emergency, does diesel fuel not go bad like gasoline?

Not the diesel you worry about. The tanks rust and degrade over time. Since its a secondary powere source, who knows if it's maintained properly.

cany · Sep 27, 2025

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OVERBORED · Sep 27, 2025

Is that the place on rt. 110?

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