Monday, July 27, 2009

T. Boone Pickens scouting new home for $2 billion wind farm


Its true that everything really is more colossal in Texas, but unfortunately, it seems as if the planets largest wind farm wont be adding to the collection. Just over a year after energy baron T. Boone Pickens announced plans to plant 687 gigantic wind turbines in Texas panhandle, hes now scraping those intentions and actively looking for a new location to energize. The problem lies in the difficulty of getting 4,000 megawatts of power from Texas to the power distribution system, and now hes being forced to find a massive plot of land thats closer to said channels. Theres no word yet on where Mr. Pickens is looking, but considering that even his garage isnt large enough to house the turbines (which have already been ordered, mind you), wed guess that hell settle on a new tract in short order.