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Palm Springs windmills
Posted: Tue February 27, 2007 02:56 PM UTC
why don't all of the wind mills work? It seems everytime we go through the valley, only a portion of the mill are in motion.

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Palm Springs RE: windmills
Posted: Tue February 27, 2007 03:13 PM UTC
The electric power is at least difficult to "deposit". There-for the power plants that work all the time are those with big inertia: thermo and nuclear power plants; the other sources of electric energy (such as hydraulic power plants an wind mills) are usually used only to supply an over cota of demand, when and if it exists. And there is you answer, I believe!

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Palm Springs RE: RE: windmills
Posted: Wed February 28, 2007 02:26 AM UTC
Lack of proper maintenance is the answer. The windmills need to be maintained and there is little money supporting this energy source. Years ago more windmills worked. We have noticed a definite decline in the number of working windmills over the past 10-15 years.

Good question!

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Palm Springs RE: RE: windmills
Posted: Wed February 28, 2007 04:40 AM UTC
The wind speed and direction has to be such to make it worth while for them to spin. Each mill has sensors to determine if it is cost effective to offset the wear and tear on the equipment.

California requires that the utility company buy any excess power produced by the mills. So demand has nothing to do with it.

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