US Becomes Top Wind Producer; Solar Next

SpuriousLogic sends along a SciAm piece that begins, "The United States overtook Germany as the biggest producer of wind power last year, new figures showed, and will likely take the lead in solar power this year, analysts said on Monday. Even before an expected 'Obama bounce' from a new President who has vowed to boost clean energy, US wind power capacity surged 50 percent last year to 25 gigwatts — enough to power more than five million homes."

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Re:Makes you wonder

[davester666]

Well, locations where these 'wind farms' are both out of eye sight and ear shot (as they can be quite loud) are rather rare.

But good news, because with the current economic crisis, there are fewer homeowners to do the NIMBY.

I think there was a story last year, where some rich community in Florida managed to get a off-shore wind farm denied because the towers would just be visible on the horizon...