NO Wind in Central KY??
Just joined the group tonight, and was reviewing the previous posts. The one post that mentioned central Kentucky might not have enough Wind to warrant 'Wind Energy" made me laugh... We have a small decorative windmill on the path between the house and barn, and that sucker moves 360 days of the year. And it is only 6 feet tall! I could only imagine what a "real" one would do! We have been seriously considering Solar and small scale Wind Power for our small piece of land. And it amazes me that with the years that have passed, Solar has not undergone further technologial development AND consumer price reductions; better state and federal incentives (we are a one income family and certainly do not have the cash to set up our house to be energy dependant) would be wonderful too.
Just had to share on the "no wind" comment =o)
Amy Keach
www.keach.us
Just had to share on the "no wind" comment =o)
Amy Keach
www.keach.us
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Permalink Reply by seth sprouse on -
I agree that the so called "DATA" on wind in Kentucky is lacking.
Kentucky for the most part is assumed to have very poor wind resources, and depending on who you ask, solar resources are believed to be very poor as well.
This data is pulled from airports all across the state which makes me wonder, would you build a runway in a high-wind area?
I don't think so.
There needs to be better data for our state, we need an organization that is NOT state sponsored to gather data on wind speeds and solar radiation levels. Other wise large coal companies will always agree with our state officials that Kentucky is only right for oil,gas, and coal.....er, excuse me, CLEAN COAL........ahem.
They all should play a role in helping our state and nation become more energy independent, but the excuse that Kentucky is not right for renewable energy is a farce in my opinion. Big coal has never wanted any competition. That is why the data our lawmakers are basing decicions on is flawed.
Just my opinion. If Kentuckians worked together to lobby our state leaders for better data and incentives we would get them.
We need to know the average wind speeds in every Kentucky county, not just by airport runways. we could find places where wind would work. and solar as well. If our state also offered incentives for renewable projects like other states, even a single income family could afford to implement them.
Kentucky just isn't willing to play ball in the new energy economy because our law makers are too friendly with big coal.
The citizens of our fine state should let our lawmakers know that making new friends that bring more jobs and income to our state is a great thing.
All we have to do is write our leaders and let them know how we feel.
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