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Re:Ercot nearly at capacity for Texas power grid by a9h74j on Monday February 15, 2021 @06:03AM (#26141535)
Somewhat off topic, but are regulators also considering mandating Basalt rebar in wind tower foundations, prohibiting steel rebar?

I don't know what the re-use story is for foundation plus tower, but it seems to me a bad idea to start with the assumption of rusting out the foundations.

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Re:Ercot nearly at capacity for Texas power grid by eigenvector on Monday February 15, 2021 @08:29PM (#26149919)
I haven't heard of that here in North America, but I'll add that I'm not up to speed on global developments.

In general, wind turbine foundations are considered to have a fixed lifespan of 25-30 years. If re-powering occurs at end of life, it may be with a larger turbine that requires a new foundation anyway, so not much thought is given to foundation re-use.

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