Wind Turbine Crashes to Ground

scott loveland which heads up the tct renewable energy division of tri county tower out of north jackson oh, was aware that the whole 3500lb head was onlt held on by 3/8ths bolts but was fine with it. Goes to show what two months of tower experience gets you. The two other turbines were about to fall too untill the so called professionals at tri county tighened then up with chanel locks! Thanks a lot mr loveland,you could have killed someone in the comunity.

The other turbines were about to fall too.

RE: Citizen1 - There is no such thing as a wind turbine that is a nice investment. There are no available wind turbines that produce enough reliable electricity to come even close to paying for themselves, even when they are working properly. The ONLY reason anyone buys these things is that the Federal and State Governments are providing grants to pay for them, and the money is invariably completely lost. Also, because they need to be continually backed up by traditional generation, and they cause the back up generation to be operated in a less than effifcient manner to balance supply load; any claims that wind turbine use results in reduction of pollution are highly suspect.

I am not saying more of *these* turbines, but quality ones that will be a nice investment for the school and the community. It is my personal belief that communities should take charge and invest in renewable energy. The less dependent we are on the state and federal governments and giant corporations, the more freedom we'll have.

We paid $360,000 for these wind turbines in 2009. It was known at the time that the 3 turbines combined would not produce even as much as $260,000 worth of electricity in their entire life span. Since installation they have been out-of-service more than they have been in service. I would like a report detailing EXACTLY how much electricity (in KWh) they have produced since they were installed. Since we spent $360,000 for them, the answer had better not be "We don't know."

40% of the school's electric? actually closer to 10%. that is the same turbine that caused the shut down last year when all three were sent back for warranty repair. they were down for 6 months then and they're still fatigued? total waste of our federal tax dollars just like the school is a waste of state money.

Maybe you have, honey. Maybe you have.

hey, Rural neighbor ~~ I would like to see you climb a tower !

glad no kids were around.

Here is an article from May of last year. Read the comments. http://www.wkbn.com/content/news/local/story/Ground-Breaks-for-New-Western-Reserve-School/ylGW48l0O0W-slZ1TinEtw.cspx