Certainly another positive with wind power generation is near zero operational water consumption. In lands where water is in short supply or are environmentally sensitive with regard to water availability, that could present an opportunity. If you factor in the nil impact on water usage from wind energy, you can deduct that avoided cost, as opposed to the cost of water usage both in dollar terms and environmentally, for steam turbine based power generation. Thus all technologies have their pros and cons.
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