Google Invest $100M In Wind Farm

[nhboy]

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"NEW YORK - Google Inc said on Monday it and two Japanese partners will pay General Electric Co about $500 million for a majority equity stake in the world's largest wind farm, under construction in Oregon.

The $2 billion Shepherds Flat project, near Arlington, Oregon, is due to be completed next year. It will stretch over 30 square miles of north-central Oregon and generate enough energy for 235,000 U.S. homes. The site's developer is Caithness Energy.

Measured by its 845-megawatts of capacity, the site is the world's largest wind farm, Google and GE said."

 

[Gilligan]

$2400 per installed kw????? That's twice what it costs for a nuke plant and three to four times what it costs to build a conventional coal-fired plant.

All that for an unreliable power source.

We're doomed.

 

[aps45819]

but Google will get a massive tax break and make nhbaby's list of big mean corporations that don't pay taxes.

 

[ylexot]

but Google will get a massive tax break and make nhbaby's list of big mean corporations that don't pay taxes.

It's ok...it's just a tax deduction, so it doesn't cost us anything.