Wind Turbine Yard

 

Plainview, Texas

Salty Dog

Dead Turbine

Hassell, New Mexico

Old House 148

Hassell, New Mexico

Wind Turbines Going Up in Grady

West Kenna

 

Shed

Curry County, NM

Sorghum

Western Interconnect

Broadview Wind Gets Vertical

The towers are sprouting all over the northeast portion of Curry County as the first sections of the Broadview Wind Project go up.

A Whole New Landscape

Northeast Curry County is poised to see a dramatic change in its skyline as several hundred wind turbines have been staged to be built in the area. One can't help welcoming the economic shot in the arm it will bring to the region, and the road improvements up there have been nice too. Several months ago, I couldn't get to Hollene Cemetery from Bellview because of the washouts, now it's smooth sailing.

It has always seemed to me that 85% of Southwestern geography is sky, now I guess, it will be closer to 80.

Old House 11 Revisited

Out on the caprock

I like this scene, one day I'll do it justice.

Caprock Wind Farm owner plans solar plant

Caprock Wind Farm (Sixgun Siding)

(Quay County Sun) The owner of San Jon’s Caprock Wind Farm plans to add some solar generating units to the wind energy complex, starting some time in 2016.
A representative of Infigen, the Australian company that owns the Caprock Wind Farm, and a bond attorney, on Monday requested authorization from the Quay County Commission to seek  industrial revenue bonds for the project.  The commission unanimously granted the authorization. Continued

More Wind Turbines

 

I can't get enough of these turbines or the monsoonal skies either. Some people think the turbines are ugly, but I like the looks of the things. I can't speak to the environmental impact or a cost benefit analysis, I just like them.

Pleasant Valley

Just south of San Jon.

There is nothing new under the sun

A Land of Wind and Cows

Cow grazing near wind turbines, Wheatland, New Mexico

When my grandmother left Quay County for points east, back in 1917, she complained, "There's nothing here but wind and cows." She might like the place better today, what with faster transportation, TV and the Internet, though she still wouldn't like the wind. But she would have to admit one thing: the wind is worth a lot more than it used to be.