@paulam@dide@swilde@digitalrn Thanks! @randystreat I agree. my in-laws hate them because they spoil their view of the mountains. My FIL did the math on the slow-moving blades. The tips are still going over 200 mph, so no wonder they kill birds and bats. These are in the eastern panhandle of WV.
Great spot! I know most people think of them as an eyesore- but I think I'd rather have a row of them over strip-mining which was really prevalent in WV when I was there. The birds don't fly into them as much as we're led to believe (if we can see them, so can they) and I've always been fascinated with them. Granted I wouldn't want them on every mountain ridge, but as far as alternative energy sources go, they're a good one imho.
@olivetreeann Actually, they strip the top of the mountain to get a big flat spot to put them on, and a big road to get in to build and service them. At least with strip mining, they fix the hill back to pretty much how it was before they started. They hardly ever run so they don't really produce any real energy, sadly. Mostly they are there to earn Carbon Credits for the power plants. When my in-laws sit on their front porch, they look at a mountain lined with them.
December 6th, 2014
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@maishanny Thanks! My in-laws hate those windmills. They hardly ever work and they line the ridge.
@susanalena Thanks!
@randystreat I agree. my in-laws hate them because they spoil their view of the mountains. My FIL did the math on the slow-moving blades. The tips are still going over 200 mph, so no wonder they kill birds and bats. These are in the eastern panhandle of WV.