[joel_feather]

Wind power is only available in certain parts of the world. Distribution would be a massive problem. Thousands of miles of cables and transformers are not easy to maintain.

[dan_the_welder]

We already have thousand of miles of cables and transformers.

My Aunt and Uncle own a wind power company and they cleverly sited nine turbines next to a coal plant so they would not have to run miles of cables.

These are trivial problems.

[joel_feather]

That must be the most uninformed thing that I've read in my life. How is the map of electricity cables between chad and congo?

Are you aware that wind power needs special sites? And you cannot just move it beside where you want it?

[dan_the_welder]

Yes I am aware of this and far from being uninformed I am speaking of things I learned from the owners of a successful Wind Power Utility. see Lingan under projects http://www.confedpower.com

They are in Nova Scotia, not Chad so I can't comment on the situation there.

Extra bonus points. This was a startup by people with no prior experience in the industry that has done extremely well from the getgo.

[dan_the_welder]

P.S. They were talking about running an underwater power cable from Yarmouth Nova Scotia to Boston Mass.

Sounds nuts, but they said the economics were doable and provincial utility was their partner.