From Accuweather, the feel-good story of yesterday,
Accuweather has some video from the site here. Yes, the hurricane/tornado force winds did heavy damage to a wind farm in South Dakota yesterday, snapping wind turbine towers (not blades, towers) like matchsticks. Contrary to popular opinion, wind farms prefer relatively low (but steady) wind speeds. Not enough wind: blades won’t start spinning. Too much wind, and the machines tear themselves apart.
But what do I know? I just learned this week that America is the root cause of heat waves in Paris, France.
