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VentureBeat: San Francisco turns to wind power to hit carbon neutrality by 2030

  • bruceworthy · 2 months ago
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  • Smita Minz · 2 months ago
    It is good that the developed world has started taking in steps to address the energy crisis issues the world is facing today. Hopefully, every nation will catch up and try harnessing the renewable sources of energy instead of exploiting the oil, coal and natural gas reserves.... We want diamonds too...
  • Peter A · 2 months ago
    Oh, please!!! Let's have a reality check shall we? Wind doesn't scale down linearly like solar. Even under ideal conditions, a small residential turbine will produce no more than a couple of hundred watts. That's less than what a flat panel TV draws from the grid.

    I'm not saying it's not possible to have small scale wind in the energy mix, but this is mostly nonsense PR.

    San Francisco is better off retrofitting those crummy 200-year-old buildings with non-existent insulation and single pane windows that are nice to look at but suck from every other perspective.
  • WendyPower · 2 months ago
    Peter,
    Obviously you dont know much about small wind power. One of the turbines that was demonstrated at the press conference yesterday is a 3kw residential size turbine and will produce approximately 4,800kwh annually in San Francisco wind. That is enough to power 75 - 100% most San Francisco houses.

    There are a tremendous amount of small wind turbines available that have the ability to power an entire house in San Francisco.
  • Peter A · 2 months ago
    I was about to start responding to this, then I saw your post below. LOL
  • andrew415 · 2 months ago
    Not to defend PG&E, but the author is wrong in her mention of "the coal-generated electricity already distributed by Pacific Gas and Electric."

    PG&E's power comes primarily from Hydro and Natural gas. We are lucky to have almost no coal powered electricity here.

    Urban wind will be little more than a novelty - SF won't accept large scale turbines anywhere in the city and even the small ones cause annoying sounds and visual issues in residential areas while producing marginal amounts of power.

    I am a 100% advocate for clean power, but we must invest in EFFECTIVE technology, and in the urban landscape that is solar.
  • WendyPower · 2 months ago
    The video above is of my house being built with the wind turbine. The turbine produces about 400kwh per month in the not so windy Mission. That is equivelent to around $180 savings on my PGE bill each month. The turbine is extremely quiet and people love the way it looks. People come from all over to check it out and ask me questions about it.
    My company Whirligig Wind Power installed it and if you would like to learn more about what wind power can do for you, call us at 415-525-3800 or email us at sales@trustinthewind.com
  • dirknannes · 2 months ago
    The debate is quite interesting, complete with arguments, and provide good information.

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  • links · 2 months ago
    I really think that solar power is the way to go! Renewable energy sources ftw! Right now you can even power your laptops from solar power and i am so getting one for me and installing it, at least a small array...