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WOULD YOU MIND LOOKING OUT YOUR WINDOW AND SEEING THESE?

tends2dogs — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 22:54:02 GMT

Also, listening to them? They seem to be quite controversial as far as people wanting them in their neck of the woods.

What do you think?

I am just asking about having to look at them - NOT for opinions about using them.

Thanks in advance!

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fthunt — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 22:55:59 GMT

Not wanting them.

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Equuleus — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 22:57:23 GMT

No. They are ugly and they kill birds also.

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ScarletDove — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 22:59:45 GMT

NOPE!

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RoughDraft — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 23:06:37 GMT

You're talking to the wrong person. Being a big city dweller and looking at skyscrapers, billboards. electric and phone wires/poles and four lane highways, not to mention traffic noise and sirens, these babies don't even register on my radar.

As for not wanting to hear my opinion about using them. sorry, but if they're all I'd have for power, I like having power.

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Alison Wonderland — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 23:05:19 GMT

I'm fine seeing those out my window. I don't think it's any uglier than some of the other power lines or transformers I've seen out a window.

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BirkiLady — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 23:08:25 GMT

I've seen them all along I-80 and they certainly keep the energy prices low in Iowa. We have three for Lincoln's own use. (Lincoln owns its own power plant and our electrical costs are among the lowest in the nation.) One of my investments plans to add a bunch of them in NW Illinois in 2019, which pleases me. I voted "for" the proposal.

As long as they are maintained, they don't seem any more ugly than a windmill of days gone by. Have no idea if they make any noise or how close to residental property it would be located. Have only seen them in rural settings with land leased from the owner. Seems to make sense to harness the wind energy for electrical power.

For years, energy was powered by steam or water on the rivers. That is no longer as profitable as in recent years. Wind in the prairie and mid-west states is usually available. Seems like a win-win situation to me.

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patbz — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 23:53:41 GMT

Very familiar sight in Tehatchapi and Palm Springs. I've only seen them in isolated areas; I think they have their own beauty and they beat the alternatives (such as fracking).

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Alison Wonderland — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 23:17:33 GMT

@BirkiLady wrote:
I've seen them all along I-80 and they certainly keep the energy prices low in Iowa. We have three for Lincoln's own use. (Lincoln owns its own power plant and our electrical costs are among the lowest in the nation.) One of my investments plans to add a bunch of them in NW Illinois in 2019, which pleases me. I voted "for" the proposal.

As long as they are maintained, they don't seem any more ugly than a windmill of days gone by. Have no idea if they make any noise or how close to residental property it would be located. Have only seen them in rural settings with land leased from the owner. Seems to make sense to harness the wind energy for electrical power.

For years, energy was powered by steam or water on the rivers. That is no longer as profitable as in recent years. Wind in the prairie and mid-west states is usually available. Seems like a win-win situation to me.

I recall driving by a few windmill farms when I lived in California. I don't recall ever hearing anything, and they were lined up row after row. My old summer camp had a 15-foot metal windmill that was only for decoration and it made all kinds of creepy squeaky sounds. It probably looked like this one at some point. By the time I first saw it, it had seen better days.

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Sooner — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 23:21:37 GMT

When I see them I think they are really ruining a lot of naturally beautiful views. And I wonder what will happen when they begin to fail and become obsolete. It's gonna cost a bazillion $$$$$ to get rid of them then. How come nobody talks about that? Or are they just going to be there rusting and falling apart.

Also wonder if they will affect weather patterns where there are lots of them. Not saying this to make a statement about the issue of their use, but wondering what will happen with they get old and THEN people have to look at them.

I'm old and people have to look at me! LOL!!!

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Carmie — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 23:22:01 GMT

I actually like watching them. They are so graceful, yet powerful.

If my electric bill was lowered considerably, I'd have one in my front yard.

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ShowMe — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 23:35:06 GMT

I find them rather intriguing...... Would prefer looking at them instead of cancer causing stuff that is out there. today I would prefer if all electrical wires were buried..... Have seen on HGTV when people are house hunting that they try to dodge buying a house with those cancer causing stuff behind the house they are looking for. I know I would dodge it.....

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OKPrincess — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 23:38:20 GMT

I never thought about it but I saw them for the first time last year off I-35 near Texas/Oklahoma border. Didn’t know what they were at first.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 23:41:00 GMT

The only place I've ever seen them is way out in the middle of nowhere. The plains of Western Alberta Canada has the biggest concentration of them that I've seen. There's no shortage of wind there.

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sidsmom — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 23:49:53 GMT

Looking at them?

Listening to them?

There’s the issue..and that’s why they’re usually in a very remote area.

I have found there are different sizes of wind turbines.

Smaller ones making less noise. The larger turbines are just

not physically able to be in populated areas due to the transport.

Tighter/curvier roads would make installation next to impossible.

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blackhole99 — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 23:50:55 GMT

Anything that big even in a large field would creep me out.

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RoughDraft — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 23:55:00 GMT

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Alison Wonderland — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 23:58:04 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
When I see them I think they are really ruining a lot of naturally beautiful views. And I wonder what will happen when they begin to fail and become obsolete. It's gonna cost a bazillion $$$$$ to get rid of them then. How come nobody talks about that? Or are they just going to be there rusting and falling apart.

Also wonder if they will affect weather patterns where there are lots of them. Not saying this to make a statement about the issue of their use, but wondering what will happen with they get old and THEN people have to look at them.

I'm old and people have to look at me! LOL!!!

There are lots of wind turbines in many areas of many countries and I have not heard of any of those things becoming an issue. If one breaks, you repair it or replace it, just like you would with any other appliance or part of the electrical grid. I've seen them around since the 1970s, so I don't know why you're thinking they're going to become obsolete and rust As long as we need electricity and have wind, they're going to be a useful part of an efficient energy plan.

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candys mine — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 00:00:42 GMT

Get rid of the power lines and poles and it's not a half bad view.

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Mominohio — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 00:01:51 GMT

I have actually avoided making an informed and researched opinion of them.

I hate that they invade the clean wide open spaces.

I love that they are another way to generate and supply power using something like wind, and seemingly with little environmental impact.

I've seen them around here and it creeps me out, and I wouldn't be happy having them 'in my backyard'. Like most things we want what we want (power and more of it for all our creature comforts), but at someone else's expense.

I personally believe that at this time in history, we have to use what we have, and combine it with other forms of energy, with different kinds of generating power for different areas and circumstances.

Some day, technology may make it all be very clean and very non intrusive (both wind and solar and other forms of power generation). Until then, we have to use all the options we have and if that includes wind, I guess it will have to be this way, in areas where it will work.