COMMERCIAL WIND FARM

Construction is starting on the first commercial wind farm in Ohio. It will consist of two 257-foot-high propellered towers capable of generating 1.8 megawatts each when the wind blows. It's estimated that the electricity produced will cost two to three times the cost of coal or nuclear generated electricity.

There must be a fudge factor in the business formula. Otherwise wind generated electricity would not be first choice among buyers due to its high cost. Also, it would require about 600 of these wind towers to replace the electricity generated by one 1000 megawatt coal or nuclear generating station.

I'd bet the fudge factor in the business formula is a large infusion of taxpayer dollars.