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Why is wind power needed?

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14y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

To say that it is needed is perhaps wrong but to say that it is desirable as a form of energy generation in correct. The main reason cited is that is is a sustainable source of energy (i.e. there will always be wind and the production of energy from wind turbines has no detrimental impact on the environment (other of course you dislike the aesthetic impact) as opposed to the burning of fossil fuels or the risk of readio-active contamination from nuclear power plants.

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