It’s become increasingly clear that President Trump doesn’t “get” wind energy—despite insisting “I know a lot about wind.”
His little one-man skit, however, has zero bearing on how wind energy works in the real world—and, in that real world, other countries are moving much faster to develop the infrastructure that could keep their homes and businesses powered up while slashing deadly pollution. While Mr. Trump drops one-liners about things he doesn’t understand, the rest of the world has been increasingly busy building the infrastructure they need to produce fossil-free power. Wind turbine orders went up 20 percent worldwide in the last quarter of 2018, year on year, Wood Mackenzie reported, listing China, Australia and India as major buyers.
To be sure, when intermittent energy sources reach too high a percentage of power generation, that can strain even advanced electrical grids and there’s still a huge need for better power storage technologies. But Nevada’s energy grid, for example, is ready to handle a mix of 50 percent renewables according to a Natural Resources Defense Council analysis, leaving significant room for wind and solar expansion now.Of course, reliability isn’t Mr. Trump’s only objection to wind power.
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It's unsightly. It's noisy. It kills birds. The folks who have to see and hear them don't usually benefit from the power produced and it saves them Zero on their bills.
Trying to explain wind power to trump is like trying to explain nuclear physics to a 4 year old. They'll never understand it, will forget everything you just told them a second after you say it & you have to try to keep their attention with shiny objects so they don't wander off.
Is like explaining string theory to a chimp .
Even if he can learn he will still be against it and may continue to talk about how windmills kill birds
That whistling between your orange ears, that is wind power balloon boy