Wind Turbines

[NorthernRaider]

I look at the 17 turbines near here as a priceless resource for after TSHTF cos it is a windy area where I live and those turbines can supply my communities power needs for years, One only has to throw a few switches at the control cabins to stop them feeding the main grid, so they could be used to only supply a local grid after TSHTF, Each one is 1.5 MW each with an average working life of between 17 to 25 years so if we only used one at a time after TSHTF to provide power locally we should have a decent supplies ( though reliant on the wind) to last for decades.

I also like some of the new 1MW turbines coming out with horizontal axis direct feed alternators, there no bloody great big nacelles full of gearboxes to worry about the new ones are much smaller, need less MTCE and are quite neat.