Happy Monday! Just last week I talked to you kind folk about how immensely cool Oregon’s new “solar-highway” project was. I talked to you about how more states need to start similar projects and start finding alternative means to power their lives and put a dent in the energy debts they create. Turns out, other states ARE jumping on board, and while it might not be solar, it should be just as effective!
According to new reports, Texas is the latest in our great 50 to adopt a massive, and massively impressive undertaking. Where Oregon went Solar, Texas is going Wind. While Texas is already the nation’s leader in wind-energy, they decided that instead of resting on their laurels, they’d go bigger, and bigger, and bigger again. How big? How about allocating $4.9 BILLION dollars towards new transmission lines to send the energy created from windmills from rural and urban areas alike.
According to the article, “The upgrade stands to harness 18,000 megawatts from Texas’ 4,000 wind turbines - enough to power more than 4 million homes.” Wow. The best news, in my humble opinion, is that all of this could be up and running in as little as 3-4 years. While Lone Star residents will see a $3/month increase in taxes, it will be well worth it for the huge reduction in overall energy costs, as well as a huge reduction in Texas’ actual energy consumption.
Happy Friday my friends! I’m going to end on a positive note this fine Friday, and show you that at any given moment, all over the United States and rest of the world, there AREA projects in place to help save this planet.
I know it is rather easy to get discouraged given the current state of things environmentally speaking, but instead of doing that, why not read this, and get Excited! Here is a short list, according to the Washington Post, of some Wind Turbine projects in the developmental stages as we speak.
Head over and check out the full article, then head over to Northern Tool and check out some wind turbine products yourself…it won’t be on quite the scale as these projects, but every little bit helps!
Have a great weekend and we’ll see you bright, early, and green on Monday.
“FreedomWorks has proposed 131 turbines in the George Washington National Forest in Rockingham and Shenandoah counties in northwest Virginia.
Highland New Wind will begin construction this year of 19 turbines in remote Highland County, known as Virginia’s Switzerland.
Two small projects, one or two turbines, would power Tangier and Wallops islands off Virginia.
U.S. Wind Force has received approval to build 25 turbines on Savage Mountain, southwest of Cumberland, on the border of Garrett and Allegany counties in Maryland.
Clipper Windpower is seeking approval for 28 turbines in Garrett County atop Backbone Mountain, Maryland’s highest ridge, southeast of the Deep Creek Lake resort area.
Synergics is seeking approval to build 24 turbines atop Backbone Mountain, south of U.S. 50 near Table Rock.”
Happy Friday friends! I don’t know about you, but nothing makes me happier than seeing people just like you and I all around this great globe doing what they can to make their own alternative energy. Obviously there are much simpler ways to reap the benefits of solar or wind power, but you have to admire the gentleman in this video for absolute ingenuity.
Not going to lie, there are much simpler, much more tidy ways of accomplishing the same thing, and Northern Tool sells all of the things you would need to accomplish it, but again, the simple fact that this guy was able to not only build and implement it, but actually reap its rewards is just great.
Enjoy the video, enjoy free energy, and enjoy your weekend!
Hello and Happy Monday! If you’re anything like me, trying to convince yourself that Monday is indeed, Happy, can be a stretch, but hopefully you had a long, enjoyable 4th of July weekend, so coming back isn’t all that terrible. Hopefully.
In an attempt to make your day better, I found some news on how towns in and around the Boston area are so fed up with rising energy prices that they are undettered in their quest to bring wind turbines into the area to provide power. Local officials are still trying, despite the “poor” rating by the U.S. Department of Energy for wind power. The point is, I love this. I love people actively seeking out, fighting for, and pursuing alternative methods for heating and powering local offices, buildings, schools and the likes.
Nevertheless, it’s interesting to read about both the hope for, and the challenges present that they are facing. Head over and check it out, then think about asking Your local government to check into the same, or similar alternative energy options.