Comment Re:two billion dollars... (Score 1) 414
The issue is, wind power is needs a lot of space to operate. And for aesthetic reasons, they need to be placed in fairly remote locations away from urban centers, which reduces efficiency.
As opposed to nuclear plants? They don't tend to get built in densely populated areas either.
(I agree with most of your points - I just think wind farms aren't alone with the NIMBY issues).