Wind questions [National Wind Watch]

Oilman and wind promoter T. Boone Pickens didn’t get to be a billionaire by being stupid or slow to take advantage of an opportunity. But before we jump off a cliff like lemmings to the sea or blindly follow the Pied Piper, there are many questions that should be asked and answered. These are a few.

If wind is a viable energy source, why would it need government financial help? The technology to manufacture wind turbines is a reality, not a work in progress. If there is money to be made with wind farms, let investors make it and also take the risk.

Can the energy generated be stored for use when needed? How valuable is the wind energy if this is not possible? Will this corridor of wind farms stretching from the Texas Panhandle to Canada require the use of eminent domain? Property owners should determine whether to have wind farms on their property — not the government.