Trump suspends all offshore wind farms under construction ending thousands of jobs and cheaper energy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

anonymous wrote: So why was the project given the green light in the first place is there were concerns for over a decade?

It's going to impact consumers negatively as Dominion in VA has committed a ton of dollars towards this project that is no effectively killed when is partially complete. What changed?

The administration that made the decision to approve the wind farms and approve their specific locations chose to disregard the inputs from the Pentagon (yes, this was reported as a specific concern by the Pentagon well before before the decision was made way back when).

Example: One of the main east coast USAF radars is located on the north eastern quadrant of Oceana NAS in VA Beach. Look for the radomes on Google Maps using satellite view. A Dominion wind farm site blocks substantial amounts of that radar’s field of view. As noted before, the ground clutter from fixed towers can (partially) be mitigated, but the interference from moving blades cannot be mitigated.

Interesting how this reason was only like, the tenth one offered for shutting these projects down. I don’t buy it. Scotland seems to manage just fine with their turbines off the coast of Trump’s golf course. Maybe we can ask the Royal Navy for tips.

I cannot speak to the motivations of the current administration.

I can say this radar issue has been a well-known Pentagon concern for years.

And yet the well known, deadly issues at DCA were not. Have to wonder about the Pentagon’s priorities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

anonymous wrote: So why was the project given the green light in the first place is there were concerns for over a decade?

It's going to impact consumers negatively as Dominion in VA has committed a ton of dollars towards this project that is no effectively killed when is partially complete. What changed?

The administration that made the decision to approve the wind farms and approve their specific locations chose to disregard the inputs from the Pentagon (yes, this was reported as a specific concern by the Pentagon well before before the decision was made way back when).

Example: One of the main east coast USAF radars is located on the north eastern quadrant of Oceana NAS in VA Beach. Look for the radomes on Google Maps using satellite view. A Dominion wind farm site blocks substantial amounts of that radar’s field of view. As noted before, the ground clutter from fixed towers can (partially) be mitigated, but the interference from moving blades cannot be mitigated.

Interesting how this reason was only like, the tenth one offered for shutting these projects down. I don’t buy it. Scotland seems to manage just fine with their turbines off the coast of Trump’s golf course. Maybe we can ask the Royal Navy for tips.

The UK has radar sites in N Ireland that provide coverage for the part of the Irish Sea with wind turbines that blocks the radar in Scotland. The US does not have a big island similarly situated between the US mainland and the Atlantic Ocean.

For the special case of Cape Cod, and strongly depending on the actual sites for the wind turbines, it might be possible (not sure) to add radars on Martha's Vineyard or Nantucket. A single radar site costs many $M and needs to be staffed continuously with a military contingent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How is Trump getting away with all of these unilateral demands?

Where are our fearless leaders in Congress? Whipped. That's what's happened to them. They're cowering and hiding instead of manning up. Sad.

We need to remember this when it's time for their reelection. They're letting down the nation.

OXYMORON

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

anonymous wrote: So why was the project given the green light in the first place is there were concerns for over a decade?

It's going to impact consumers negatively as Dominion in VA has committed a ton of dollars towards this project that is no effectively killed when is partially complete. What changed?

The administration that made the decision to approve the wind farms and approve their specific locations chose to disregard the inputs from the Pentagon (yes, this was reported as a specific concern by the Pentagon well before before the decision was made way back when).

Example: One of the main east coast USAF radars is located on the north eastern quadrant of Oceana NAS in VA Beach. Look for the radomes on Google Maps using satellite view. A Dominion wind farm site blocks substantial amounts of that radar’s field of view. As noted before, the ground clutter from fixed towers can (partially) be mitigated, but the interference from moving blades cannot be mitigated.

Interesting how this reason was only like, the tenth one offered for shutting these projects down. I don’t buy it. Scotland seems to manage just fine with their turbines off the coast of Trump’s golf course. Maybe we can ask the Royal Navy for tips.

I cannot speak to the motivations of the current administration.

I can say this radar issue has been a well-known Pentagon concern for years.

What a load of bullsh#t. It depends on specific frequency and type of system being used and is very limited. This is why the wind farm was approved. Oil rigs cause similar problems but you people just ignore that.

[Anonymous]

Gives a whole new meaning to tilting at windmills.

[Anonymous]

US uses an in-depth layer system including Phased Array Radars, Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX), Tethered Aerostats (TARS) and Over-the-Horizon (OTH) Radars. All of which are not affected by wind farms.

The wind farm are 27- 42 miles out which is over the horizon. Land base radar will start picking up targets at 11.5 miles under 500 feet.

[Anonymous]

Guess we better remove all those off shore oil rigs! Oh wait Trump likes those!