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  • Day 38

    TEXAS ENERGY- not just oil

    April 7, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F

    We traveled 44 mile with moderate hills today. The scenery was more scrub than farms. We were able to enjoy a nice Texan rest area for lunch- good old PB&J for Tim and cheese and crackers for me.
    We arrived in Sterling City and DQ was the only restaurant we could find (hurt my feelings to have more ice cream- haha). We found a little cabin for the night. Our neighbors are here working on wind mills. They laughed when I mentioned that the wind effects how far we go. They said if you see wind mills you know the wind is strong in those areas. Some of these guys have been here for 6 months, crews come in and each crew does a different part installing the wind mill. These are expensive:
    $2.6 – $4 million per average-sized commercial wind turbine

    Typical cost is $1.3 million per megawatt (MW) of electricity-producing capacity

    Most commercial wind turbines have a capacity of 2-3 MW, 
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