Wind Turbines cause Radar interference

Apparently a wind turbine “can look like a 747 on final approach” to a trained military radar analyst. And a field of 100 of them can cause a blackout zone, or appear as storm activity. My solution? build more, just not near any airports.

Read more in the NYT article.

And remember, one turbine (1.5 Megawatt, GE turbine–the normal ones used in a wind farm) will power 400 homes, or 4 large industrial plants, or 20 schools.

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