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Wind energy is great, why put them in our neighborhoods...there is PLENTY of land to put these on that will not bother any humans and/or wildlife. Just because the wind is there does not mean you need to put a turbine up.

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When Gorge winds surged in July, flooding the grid, utilities scrambled to manage the supply. It was a weekend and the wind farm managers were AWOL, leaving the rest of the supply sources to scramble to manage the load. With increasing capacity, this situation will only be repeated. My question is what regulations are in place to require 24 hour management participation by the private wind farms, and what are the costs for their failure to participate in managing the grid supply? Is it in their best interest to keep the turbines running and let others deal with the load consequences?

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