Quote:
Originally Posted by jowey
Good points about 'eminent domain', didnt think of that.
Consider the area of land to be occupied by these structures. Dual use, agriculture and power generation not a bad deal. Our current government and economy will mean that they will not pay "fair value" for the land - donate your land to protect us from terrorists.....
Maybe the owners of the land can negotiate a lease arrangement so that they can continue land use.
Just how altruistic is this guy ? There is nothing wrong with turning a profit, the problem is that these individuals are gouging and using the government to leverage their portfolios which they send overseas to maximize their profits.
|
That's what the city did for us, we still run cattle there. The mix of agri and wind is another benefit of wind energy. The question I have is if this (Picken's) type of use is the way we wish to go about it. If a city were to invest in enough wind generators for local needs and took land thru ID, then its more or less okay (depending on circumstances, in the long run I was okay with what happened to our farm big-picture wise). To do so for private industry to then charge for the power is another issue.