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Originally Posted by Flames in 07
I really don't know much about the states, maybe they have better incentives to invest. Maybe it is just freaking windy in the US? I suspect you don't see them in the USGC because their alternative fuel is quite cheap, and well, it is the USGC. Wind farms right now are as much about PR points as it is economics. Not alot of PR to be gained by littering them through Texas and Louisiana.
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Actually, Texas has the highest concentration of wind farms outside of California, and is hot on their heels for number one. I wouldn't say that wind power is all about PR. The 11,600 MW they produce is impressive IMO, especially when you consider Hoover damn produces 2,000 MW. It's not a replacement for hydro, but it certainly is a good suppliment to the grid.
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However I do have one question for you. You know that massive solar power plant in northern Phx south of the canal and just east of Scottsdale / Rural Rd? What's that thing about? Testing solar technology?
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Sounds like it might have something to do with ASU. It sounds about the right spot for their plant. There's an ASU Solar Initiative program that is supposed to be quite promising and trumped up as viable alternative energy source for commercial and public use. Oh, and that's actually more south Phoenix, as far as the east end goes. You're at the north side of Tempe, the south side of Snottsdale, and the very south east corner of Phoenix. What's really mind boggling is that is very close to the geographic center of Metro Phoenix, and you can drive an hour and a bit in any direction before you really leave the megopolis. This city is freakin' HUGE!!!