tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post2597169659344071611..comments2024-03-27T06:56:10.255+00:00Comments on Broad Oak Magazine: Two windmillsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-53095633310840852742015-01-31T12:16:02.106+00:002015-01-31T12:16:02.106+00:00Did I not see this somewhere?Did I not see this somewhere?James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-33597241680987064642015-01-28T02:46:06.851+00:002015-01-28T02:46:06.851+00:00If they are hooked to the grid, then they are equi...If they are hooked to the grid, then they are equivalent.Paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952088638231881617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-40514859529351371622015-01-27T22:01:18.623+00:002015-01-27T22:01:18.623+00:00There is a difference between these big commercial...There is a difference between these big commercial windmills and the smaller ones used by individuals.<br /><br />The large ones do not store any excess power they generate and it is wasted. The smaller ones are linked up to the national grid and any power not used is fed into there.<br /><br />That is my understanding of it but you would need to ask an expert to explain it properly.CherryPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788084724907992076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-38030131222214276602015-01-27T14:08:50.347+00:002015-01-27T14:08:50.347+00:00I was actually going to put one on my property, bu...I was actually going to put one on my property, but we unfortunately have the region of lowest wind in the State.Paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952088638231881617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-28872726957984070572015-01-27T12:36:29.687+00:002015-01-27T12:36:29.687+00:00Cherry - even more majestic up close but as you sa...Cherry - even more majestic up close but as you say, a waste of natural resources - and research effort.<br /><br />Paddington - much more. They dominate the landscape.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-2122629971823655032015-01-27T01:51:01.616+00:002015-01-27T01:51:01.616+00:00More than a power station?More than a power station?Paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952088638231881617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-74632813820910577692015-01-26T22:09:23.702+00:002015-01-26T22:09:23.702+00:00To a photographer they sometimes look majestic in ...To a photographer they sometimes look majestic in the distance.<br /><br />But on balance they are a waste of natural resources.CherryPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788084724907992076noreply@blogger.com