nostr:npub1stdk78dkwad3dtdvez7pasryruv2aegcf8cm02hfhkea5qc80uusdt4r04 not sure wind turbines have that big an influence on overall wind - I've never seen evidence of that, at least. have you?
I imagine limitation is more good places to stick turbines...
nostr:npub15zu89j2k6sja8qgcs5qdu2pfra5kemhlgeern2cpcw2svkuvkudqu3s7lx That's a good point, I hadn't considered the limitation of "where can we install the turbine". I doubt we have enough wind turbine density to see significant impacts, even if that's possible. I did some searching and came across this: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-wind-turbines-affect-temperature/
Looks like studies so far say effects are very localized.
A new analysis "shows that over 4,000 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind potential is available along the U.S. coastline," capable of fulfilling up to 25% of U.S. energy demand in 2050. - https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/08/05/024237/americas-offshore-wind-potential-is-huge-but-untapped
nostr:npub15zu89j2k6sja8qgcs5qdu2pfra5kemhlgeern2cpcw2svkuvkudqu3s7lx I wonder how they calculate that. It can't be 100% of the wind in the region-- that would mess up the weather. So how do they determine the right amount of wind to divert 🤔