Ontario, Canada bought a bunch of these turbines from Norway roughly 10 years ago and none of them lasted a year because they couldn't withstand the winds coming off the Great Lakes. Originally, it was speculated that the drive systems were insufficient for the load and they spent years and fortunes seeking out alternatives as the province overpromised energy to US retailers after shuttering electricity providers deemed dirty. Last year saw 6 catastrophic failures for wind turbines in Ontario with everything but the stupidity of wind turbines being blamed for the failures.
Ontario, Canada bought a bunch of these turbines from Norway roughly 10 years ago and none of them lasted a year because they couldn't withstand the winds coming off the Great Lakes. Originally, it was speculated that the drive systems were insufficient for the load and they spent years and fortunes seeking out alternatives as the province overpromised energy to US retailers after shuttering electricity providers deemed dirty. Last year saw 6 catastrophic failures for wind turbines in Ontario with everything but the stupidity of wind turbines being blamed for the failures.
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