If the wind towers actually helped the environment they might make sense. The inputs that go into them then along with the lack of longevity they can produce makes them a feel good band aid on a gaping wound.
How much diesel is burned just to build them? I would like to know if that has ever been broke down
I don't know the answer but do you really believe that it actually takes more fuel to make a windmill than it makes over it's lifetime? Honestly do you think it's close?
I did some calculations based on info I found on the internet. From what I found, .0016 barrels of residential fuel oil makes 1 kWh. A windmill can produce up to 1.5 Megawatts in a year but generally will make about .5 Megawatts because of wind conditions. Converting .0016 barrels per 1KWh to years, I estimate it takes about 14,000 barrels to make one megawatt per year. Divide that in half for .5 megawatts and you get that it takes about 7000 barrels in a year to produce what one turbine will produce in a year. I don't know how much diesel fuel it takes to make a turbine but I'm guessing it's not 7000 barrels. Even if it was 14000 barrels, the turbines get built once and can last many years.
My question to you Kurtr is how much diesel is burned just to get the oil or coal out of the ground and to the powerplant? How much diesel is burned to build that power plant?