candooman

Wind Power: What We Can Learn from Denmark

In response to Heissman's question --

Denmark is a relatively flat country, hence they do not have significant hydro generation power plants. natural earthen basins which have low head of water will not do. We do in the US but there needs to be transmission lines that connect windpower to hydro dams before this can happen. Again, the limitation is very apparent in the Texas to Canada Boone Pickens wind corridor. This area is far away from areas that can be dammed or already has hydrodams. High capacity transmission line infrastructures have to be built.

This is one government project that Obama can invest on to generate US jobs in the next two years. He just has to make sure the power lines, steel towers, etc. (materials) should be made in the USA. Obama need to rein in the environmentalists who are sure to block projects like these because it "ruins" open space poeple's views and might impede the flights of migratory birds.