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Across the country, a big backlash to new renewables is mounting based on the national security, financial, health, safety and environmental costs of wind and sun energy.
Utility scale solar and wind takes up a lot of land, requiring anywhere from 5 to 10 acres per megawatt. And there can be big drainage and sediment pollution problems if developers are careless. Wind turbines are huge and visible for miles.
They do kill thousands of birds and bats a year. They can catch fire or leak lubricating fluid that contain forever chemicals like PFAS (Poly Fluoro Alkyl Substances). Like other sources of power, they have their own set of problems.
