T-Mobile USA Turns to the Sun for Cell Tower Power
This is a very nice move forward
I'm curious if the same principles could be sued to combine a cell tower with a wind turbine. Two tall structures in one - it would be benificial for those of us in more rural areas where the turbine would put plenty of extra power into the grid.
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Then we would never have service. Most of those windmills are seldom working. There always has to be reserve back up (coal or natural gas) to support these so 2 power systems must be built (Windmills to feel good, and coal/natural gas to actually provide electricity when the wind is not blowing, or the hydraulics break, etc.)
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The windmills in my area (rural Ohio near Lake Erie) are almost always working, but I would never expect them to be the sole source of power for anything, let alone a cell tower. I highly doubt these solar towers wouldn't have a backup source of energy. It just helps to suppliment.
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Windmills work fine. The only real thing that might hinder this is that windmills generally need open spaces where wind blows freely, as opposed to the woods or areas next to cities that have obstacles all around them.
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