of Newton Mass, is building the 57 MW Stetson Wind Project on Stetson Mountain in Washington County, Maine. Click Here or Here. They will be using 38 GE
turbines, of 1.5 mw each, producing enough electricity to power 27,500 homes. Project cost is expected to be $100 million, about $1.75 per watt. The capital costs for new coal plants are said to be about the same, perhaps a little cheaper. However, keep in mind:
- No Fuel Cost associated with Wind, as with coal.
- No Possibility of a catastrophic accident in a “Wind Mine” as happens with coal.
- Wind workers don’t get ‘Black Lung.’
- And of course, wind alleviates global warming. Coal causes it.
When you factor in fuel costs and environmental impact wind is cheaper. How much cheaper? I will try to find out.
I would rather have a wind farm in my backyard than a coal plant or a coal mine. (I just planted plum trees and cherry trees. A wind turbine turbine would look good.)