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Originally Posted by Fishpart
A major issue that no one considers with an offshore wind farm is that the life of the equipment is significantly reduced due to the continuous exposure to salt water. The Jamestown bridge is a good example to what happens to the "usual" construction materials when exposed to a marine environment.
Wind power ..a good idea, offshore not so because to be economicly viable it will need to have a significant amount of taxpayer subsidy and right now this taxpayer can't afford any
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This has been one of the concerns that I have raised as well. Twenty, thirty years from now when energy is produce more economically, by another means, who is going to remove the eyesores. Look at southern Califonia, east of the Sieras adjacent to Edwards air force base. They are all over the place, like dune monsters.