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efhmc

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15. Sweetwater wind turbines question.

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Wed Jul 13, 2022, 01:07 PM

Jul 2022

"The Sweetwater Wind Farm is a 585.3-megawatt (MW) wind farm in Nolan County, Texas. The facility includes 392 wind turbines and was fully commissioned by 2007. The electricity is being sold to Austin Energy and to CPS Energy of San Antonio."

I drove through this area on Monday. Hardly any turbines turning. In many previous trips lots were. Does this make any difference in power supplied now?

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help the texas power grid in these record breaking temperatures [View all] moonshinegnomie Jul 2022 OP

I'd pay money to see that asshat tossed into lake Travis... Comfortably_Numb Jul 2022 #1

There is one of those suggestions I disagree with DFW Jul 2022 #2

What if? atreides1 Jul 2022 #5

Great video, DFW SCantiGOP Jul 2022 #8

Not to mention DFW Jul 2022 #44

I can't believe I still remember most of the lyrics to "The Battle of New Orleans" SCantiGOP Jul 2022 #45

Right!!! Traildogbob Jul 2022 #14

Love this. Yee haw. Hekate Jul 2022 #21

Wonderful! DFW Jul 2022 #48

Well Done! Johnny Horton would be proud. yonder Jul 2022 #25

For those keeping Score: NutmegYankee Jul 2022 #29

How about dropped out of a helicopter... krispos42 Jul 2022 #30

On behalf of the fish of Lake Travis, I object! lastlib Jul 2022 #31

Not if he's tied to a large appliance. CaptainTruth Jul 2022 #32

That's great. I sent to my Trumper BIL who attended boat parades. Pepsidog Jul 2022 #35

nut pollution is a serious problem in America's lakes Bucky Jul 2022 #60

Launch him from Hippie Hollow! MagickMuffin Jul 2022 #3

Lake travis is drying up just like lake mead Beachnutt Jul 2022 #4

Not as badly FBaggins Jul 2022 #7

I'd rather throw him into Lake Nasworthy jmowreader Jul 2022 #6

We have a lake up here in Southern Oregon leftieNanner Jul 2022 #19

Aka Lake Nasty Water. N/t Horse with no Name Jul 2022 #40

Austin Energy? Is this real? Hortensis Jul 2022 #9

In a serious vein I keep my a c 77-79 during the day and 74 -76 at night. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2022 #10

That sounds miserable. nt prodigitalson Jul 2022 #62

We set thermostat to 82 when I leave in the morning Torchlight Jul 2022 #11

Why should we be helping Greg Abbott avoid a disaster? TheRealNorth Jul 2022 #12

i keep mine at 75 in the day at 70 at night moonshinegnomie Jul 2022 #20

because people DIE when the grid fails Skittles Jul 2022 #47

You try being without power Texasgal Jul 2022 #56

Throwing Greg Abbott in a lake YoshidaYui Jul 2022 #13

+1 TheRealNorth Jul 2022 #17

Sweetwater wind turbines question. efhmc Jul 2022 #15

The dome of hot air is making the air still krispos42 Jul 2022 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author cstanleytech Jul 2022 #57

Gotta wonder about that area in summer. LeftInTX Jul 2022 #61

Ignore this! BidenRocks Jul 2022 #16

I was about to Reply with choice XXX about ABBUTT & hidden orifice, but then saw Point #3. Ya got me UTUSN Jul 2022 #18

Lake Travis should be a solution to many problems IronLionZion Jul 2022 #22

Doing my part, but... ananda Jul 2022 #23

Wish somebody would throw me into Lake Travis Sucha NastyWoman Jul 2022 #24

Get rid of bitcoin rockfordfile Jul 2022 #26

No thoughts and prayers? Probatim Jul 2022 #27

I don't know if this is real or not, but it's funny! ShazzieB Jul 2022 #28

Naw, take Gov Hot Wheels down to the desert with some binoculars to 'guard' the border. flying_wahini Jul 2022 #34

The very right wing man who worked for us for several years had his own large family ranch on the efhmc Jul 2022 #49

What can you say about a privatized power grid created by Enron? dlk Jul 2022 #36

"Throw Greg Abbott into Lake Travis"? LudwigPastorius Jul 2022 #37

Throw him in at Brazos Bend. Solly Mack Jul 2022 #38

Why there? efhmc Jul 2022 #50

Gators need to eat. Solly Mack Jul 2022 #51

But those poor gators will sicken and die after eating that nasty garbage. efhmc Jul 2022 #52

I considered that. I actually did. But I think maybe they could taste and expel Solly Mack Jul 2022 #53

Ok. I will trust your judgement but perhaps we should experiment first with one the lesser forms of efhmc Jul 2022 #54

I'd think he would be equally as vile tasting. Solly Mack Jul 2022 #55

Wait. You want me to help the guys who, in 1979, drove around with bumper stickers that said bucolic_frolic Jul 2022 #39

Help Texas power grid? VOTE BETO! . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2022 #41

LOL LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 #42

If he floats is he a witch? DBoon Jul 2022 #43

Ok, that got a chuckle... Wounded Bear Jul 2022 #46

IMO the main cause of this problem is the stupidity in regards to building materials and methods. cstanleytech Jul 2022 #58

I fucking detest Abbott but I am doing my part Skittles Jul 2022 #59