Winds are stronger at higher altitudes, allowing for twice as much energy to be produced.

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    15 hours ago

    As someone who lived close to an active open lignite pit, I’m happy to live near wind turbines now.

    They may or may not be ugly, you get used to them.

    What I care for more is the fact that I don’t have lung problems and cough half the year.

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        12 hours ago

        Yeah but where do you want to get your electricity from? Wind&Solar is the only option without massive climate and environmental pollution, dependence on autocrat countries and international shipping, nuclear waste and danger of critical sabotage and possible terrorist attacks.

        Getting used to wind turbines is kinda worth the upside of having clean, reliable, cheap and independent energy.