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FBaggins

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19. 4500 is nothing?

Reply to Blues Heron (Reply #13)

Mon Aug 17, 2015, 10:10 PM

Aug 2015

Total offshore wind capacity installed to date is about 10 GW.

You're talking about producing well over twice that amount per year as though it's easy.

Save some of what you're smoking for the rest of the group.

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They're grid tied, you don't need to store it. Blues Heron Aug 2015 #7

Generate 26TWh with wind turbines and we'll talk. bobclark86 Aug 2015 #9

They certainly do Blues Heron Aug 2015 #11

I love how you say 4,500 turbines is nothing... n/t bobclark86 Aug 2015 #12

In the grand scheme of things Blues Heron Aug 2015 #13

4500 is nothing? FBaggins Aug 2015 #19

Not even close FBaggins Aug 2015 #18

And apparently not needed - at least in Switzerland. Elmer S. E. Dump Aug 2015 #8

The article says Switzerland is importing electricity to make up the difference NickB79 Aug 2015 #14