Should The Wind Turbine Industry Head For The Hills?
At dusk outside Limon, an isolated interstate interchange on Colorado’s vast eastern frontier, a string of active wind turbines lines the southwest horizon — their red aviation warning lights almost keeping time with their rotating blades. And more are on the way; the local hotels are packed with summer wind farm construction workers pulling three shifts a day.
In fact, such high desert landscapes are an obvious choice for wind power technology – but what about the mountains and hillsides that never seem to top the wind energy list?
