We’ve a massive one near us that is something of a local landmark. If you ever travel down the M4 towards Swindon via Reading, you’ll see it at Green Park. Our village is a mile or two away from the motorway but climb a hill and you’ll see it from a distance.
We’ve just been for a walk along the ridge as we call it that looks down on the Thames Valley and took a photo as we were talking about it. I’d say it’s a good two miles from where I was standing, it’s a huge one and it powers much of the area around it. Also lots of investment locally into solar farms which we do benefit from, though it’s not so simple to measure it, it just goes into the grid to serve the whole region I guess.
We have a transfer station very near me and several years ago, something there EXPLODED and we heard it super loud even a half mile away. It took them months to make the repairs so all that summer our power would periodically go off as they did this or that fix (otherwise they thankfully patched us in to the nearest other station). Thankfully that transfer station is literally next door to a fire station 😅
These things go wrong, but then they have a lot of power flowing through them. Some wind turbines have caught fire, but I expect that is pretty rare. There will be all sorts of safety systems involved.
We’ve a massive one near us that is something of a local landmark. If you ever travel down the M4 towards Swindon via Reading, you’ll see it at Green Park. Our village is a mile or two away from the motorway but climb a hill and you’ll see it from a distance.
There's a set of bigger ones further north. Those and the solar panels around here must generate a lot of power.
We’ve just been for a walk along the ridge as we call it that looks down on the Thames Valley and took a photo as we were talking about it. I’d say it’s a good two miles from where I was standing, it’s a huge one and it powers much of the area around it. Also lots of investment locally into solar farms which we do benefit from, though it’s not so simple to measure it, it just goes into the grid to serve the whole region I guess.
We have a transfer station very near me and several years ago, something there EXPLODED and we heard it super loud even a half mile away. It took them months to make the repairs so all that summer our power would periodically go off as they did this or that fix (otherwise they thankfully patched us in to the nearest other station). Thankfully that transfer station is literally next door to a fire station 😅
These things go wrong, but then they have a lot of power flowing through them. Some wind turbines have caught fire, but I expect that is pretty rare. There will be all sorts of safety systems involved.
Power station picture is looking scenic that I can sit there for hours to feel the air.