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Paladin

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3. I'd love to see a plan that allows an offshore wind farm to survive a Gulf hurricane.

Reply to Haggard Celine (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 22, 2022, 11:32 AM

Jul 2022

Particularly a 4-or-5 category storm.

Said plan better not have any friends of Greg Abbott or Rick Perry or Ted Cruz or---you see where I'm going with this---involved in it.

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Offshore wind farm proposed for Gulf of Mexico near Galveston could power 2.3 million homes [View all] TexasTowelie Jul 2022 OP

I think this is great. Please please please be hurricane proof. jimfields33 Jul 2022 #1

That was my first thought, too. Haggard Celine Jul 2022 #2

I'd love to see a plan that allows an offshore wind farm to survive a Gulf hurricane. Paladin Jul 2022 #3

I don't know much about these things, Haggard Celine Jul 2022 #4

That's what I thought too. How well will they survive a Cat 5?. Thats 157 mph or greater.nt mitch96 Jul 2022 #5