What are some economic disadvantages of wind energy?

5 Comments

1. skibum76 says:

   September 9, 2009 at 7:01 am

   1. Huge capital cost upfront.
   2. Unknown power prices in the future to cover this huge cost.
   3. Unknown actual generation – dependent on nature, to cover this huge cost.
   4. Rising commodities now increasing huge capital costs.
   5. Not a lot of history on actual maintenance and repair costs in the future. These could be much larger than anticipated.
   6. Rising labor costs due to rapid industry expansion.

   As you can see, 1-6 boil down to, its really expensive.
2. johny says:

   September 9, 2009 at 7:01 am

   none i think
3. Jerry H says:

   September 9, 2009 at 7:01 am

   It is expensive
4. ulagam says:

   September 9, 2009 at 7:01 am

   Wind energy is basically harnessing of wind power to
   produce electricity. The kinetic energy of the wind is
   converted to electrical energy. When solar radiation enters
   the earth’s atmosphere, different regions of the atmosphere
   are heated to different degrees because of earth curvature.
   This heating is higher at the equator and lowest at the poles.
   Since air tends to flow from warmer to cooler regions,
   this causes what we call winds, and it is these airflows that
   are harnessed in windmills and wind turbines to produce
   power.
   Wind power is not a new development as this power, in the
   form of traditional windmills -for grinding corn, pumping
   water, sailing ships – have been used for centuries. Now wind
   power is harnessed to generate electricity in a larger scale with better technology
5. dolly says:

   September 9, 2009 at 7:01 am

   its debands abot the musure of wind how is fast or slowly
   for example.. when wind became so fast its hard to move
   cars. .human and that will afected to work
   if none in work im sorry if my english so good i will explain more its also Affect the process of transpiration in plants and agricultural production
   sorr y for my spelling