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Re:Ercot nearly at capacity for Texas power grid by ericbarrett on Monday February 15, 2021 @01:45AM (#26139840)
Driving through Amarillo on I-40, the number of windmills on the plains compared to even two years ago is mind-blowing. Saw lots of trucks carrying new blades etc. as well.
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Re:Ercot nearly at capacity for Texas power grid by briandear on Monday February 15, 2021 @09:02AM (#26142832)
Where do all those blades go when they reach end of life?
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Re:Ercot nearly at capacity for Texas power grid by ssully on Monday February 15, 2021 @10:51AM (#26143835)
Currently they go in landfills, but there are programs[1] starting up to recycle them.

[1]: https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ge-announces-first-us-wind-...

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Re:Ercot nearly at capacity for Texas power grid by heyflyguy on Monday February 15, 2021 @10:44AM (#26143756)
A giant graveyard outside Sweetwater, Texas. It's a blight in every way. You cannot recycle this stuff.
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Re:Ercot nearly at capacity for Texas power grid by txlpo78 on Monday February 15, 2021 @11:44AM (#26144344)
Are you talking about this?

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It’s a field about 600x600 feet. I wouldn’t call that “giant”, it’s about the size of a typical warehouse and certainly smaller than most landfills. And according to some brief searches on the internet, they are indeed being recycled.

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Re:Ercot nearly at capacity for Texas power grid by heyflyguy on Monday February 15, 2021 @12:22PM (#26144756)
I didn't know they can be recycled, and that is not the only graveyard. I appreciate the fact that we have differing opinions on the size of giant!
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