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Re:In the US, it's cheaper to build and operate wind farms t... by jcims on Sunday August 18, 2019 @06:56AM (#20729488)
For individual residential generation solar seems cheaper than wind. Is there a cutover between solar and wind?
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Re:In the US, it's cheaper to build and operate wind farms t... by Retric on Sunday August 18, 2019 @07:10AM (#20729531)
Yes, wind gets cheaper as you scale up the turbine. The transition is something like 1 MW turbines, but this is very location specific for both wind and solar.
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Re:In the US, it's cheaper to build and operate wind farms t... by mapt on Monday August 19, 2019 @01:25PM (#20739718)
Wind doesn't make a lot of sense when sized to serve a house, or even a neighborhood. It becomes economical hundreds of feet in the air with turbine blades the size of a city block.
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