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Hans Pedersen Dambo <dambo@sbbs.se> wrote:
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> jmc@Steam.stanford.edu (John McCarthy) wrote:
> >I am no fan of windmills as a way of generating electricity, but I
> >don't find present windmill farms ugly.  The one in Altamont Pass
> >looks much better than it did ten years ago, now that the windmills
> >are of a few types and are arranged in an orderly array.
> >
> >I think that if appearance were the only issue, I would prefer
> >windmills to nuclear energy.
> >-- 
> >
> If this means that you prefer the look of 5-10 000 
> (depending on size and wind conditions) wind mills to one 
> reactor I certainly can�t agree.

I think it is most unlikely that all the wind turbines that might
offset a nuclear power plant would be installed at one location.
As you know, there are thousands of turbines installed in Denmark,
which is generally considered to be a highly environmentally
conscious country.
 
> What is the energy output a year from Altamont Pass?

Altamont puts out a little more than 1 billion kWh/year, or about
1/6 the output of a 1,000-MW nuke.  But the turbines installed in
Altamont Pass are spread out over tens of square miles.  From the
few locations where you can see them all, they are quite visually
attractive.

Tom Gray
Northeast Representative
American Wind Energy Association
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