In South Texas, along one of the principal north American migration corridors, there is an ever growing density of these subsidized monstrosities. Part of the "sell" to people concerned about the ecological impact was a fancy radar system that's supposed to feather the rotors of the turbines when a significant amount of birds are detected inbound. A reporter was allowed to query the company about how often this system activated. In ten years of operation, it had never activated even once.
In South Texas, along one of the principal north American migration corridors, there is an ever growing density of these subsidized monstrosities. Part of the "sell" to people concerned about the ecological impact was a fancy radar system that's supposed to feather the rotors of the turbines when a significant amount of birds are detected inbound. A reporter was allowed to query the company about how often this system activated. In ten years of operation, it had never activated even once.