Sunday, April 29, 2012

BP Ad In WDT - Better Go Back To The Blackboard!

I noticed this ad by BP in the WDT.  They sayin the 1st year the PILOT will be $1,700,000. But read their foot note carefully.

"* Based on a previouly approved tax structure for Jefferson County assuming the wind farm generates approximately 200 megawatts".  

So what's wrong with this picture?????

As I remember 200MW is what the full "nameplate capacity" or full capacity  of their new proposed wind project.

Now what do we know about wind farms?  In our area they are actually producing far less than max output because of their capacity factors of around 25% of potential output averged over a year.

So I guess BP would have to go back to the blackboard on this one.  A capacity factor of 25% would mean an actual annually averaged output of 50MW!!!  That would be 75% less output in reality.
Oooppps!!!!

And the ad has the same wind developer propoganda crap you see everywhere...same here in AZ.  The little girl in a field with wind turbines way in the distance.  So innnocent, so pure, so benign, so sweet.

AAAaaaaaaaa   PPPPUUUUUKKKKKEEEEEE!!!!!!




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