All the windchargers around here are shut down, we've had 40mph sustained wind and 60+ gusts for the last few days. Green ain't so great unless conditions are perfect. I say we need Nuke and Coal plants and plenty of them. We have plenty of uranium and coal right here. Let's take advantage of it.
I'm not arguing the high-wind shut downs, I see it in ND/SD almost daily that some aren't turning, and in high wind most if not all are sitting still. It's surprising that they haven't figure out 2 things:
1. How to "feather" the vanes in order to still make power in high winds without so much flex as to damage/over-stress the vanes.
2. How to proportionally vary the turbines to produce more energy during high winds. Something along the lines of a transmission or CVT.
