Originally Posted by
velosnow
This bit here is incorrect. They pay for themselves in terms of energy cost to build within months and return positive ROI for investment dollars. Not huge, but consistent. The last part is of course subjective. Have you ever lived near a coal plant or coal mining? I did, grew up next door to it all. Not fun.
Of course, there are variances depending on where they are (how consistent is the wind), and local electricity costs, as well as how remote/expensive it was to build. But months? Not even close. Wind farms take from 10-12
years to pay for themselves.