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Hidden Costs, Rusting Relics: Decommissioning Wind Turbines In The US

27 Dec 2024 | Abstracted from Forbes

"...U.S. Wind Turbine Database contains more than 74,695 wind turbines built since 1980, spread between 1,699 wind power projects in 45 states...Many 1st- and 2nd-generation turbines with capacities between 0.5 and 1 MW are being retired and decommissioned as newer models...take their place.

"On average, 3,000-9,000 blades are being taken out of service per year in the United States, and that number is expected to increase to 10,000-20,000 blades per year by 2040."

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