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I think offshore wind farms have been proposed to protect the US from hurricanes. So apparently they substantially decrease wind energy.

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• cr1895 5y ago
  > offshore wind farms have been proposed to protect the US from hurricanes No, certainly not seriously.
  • lofi_lory 5y ago
    https://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/february/hurricane-winds-turbine-022614.html https://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/february/hurricane-winds...
    • cr1895 5y ago
      An estimate of 78,000 turbines is truly a thought experiment, not a realistic solution. There does not exist manufacturing capacity or installation capacity to achieve this (not even remotely close). The offshore wind pipeline, globally, is orders of magnitude fewer WTGs, and procurement & installation pressure is already expected to be very tight in the coming decade. This is made more difficult in the US due to the complexities of offshore wind installation imposed by the Jones Act. It’s a neat concept. But it will never be realized.