General Info for anyone interested in moving to ND

[jbdykstra]

Originally Posted by MikeyToo

I thought I would throw out another bit of maybe useless information, but found it mildly interesting, so here. North Dakota has more daylight days than Florida. So, I guess maybe North Dakota should be the sunshine state???
It really boils down to longitude.

Probably less palm tree though right? I assume you meant daylight hours due to the fact that the days are really long in the summer because of the northen latitude. What's the prognosis for solar up there? Are people talking about it? I know North Dakota is always mentioned as a potentially big wind power state.

[MikeyToo]

Originally Posted by jbdykstra

Probably less palm tree though right? I assume you meant daylight hours due to the fact that the days are really long in the summer because of the northen latitude. What's the prognosis for solar up there? Are people talking about it? I know North Dakota is always mentioned as a potentially big wind power state.

Haven't heard anything lately, but there is a proposal to put a 150 Megawatt wind farm near Rugby, ND. It would be the largest in the state to date, if it goes through. The estemate was that it would be capable of providing power to about 44,000 homes.

[MikeyToo]

Originally Posted by jbdykstra

Probably less palm tree though right? I assume you meant daylight hours due to the fact that the days are really long in the summer because of the northen latitude. What's the prognosis for solar up there? Are people talking about it? I know North Dakota is always mentioned as a potentially big wind power state.

Yup! If you read my post closer, I said daylight days. You can say hours if you wish, but its really the same. Not sure about who has the most Sunshine though...

[jbdykstra]

I've heard it said that there is enough wind power potential in ND to cover a huge chunk of the whole country's usage, maybe even all of it. I suppose that would require a lot of windmills, but it could really put ND on the map, that is assuming people up there would want the windmills and the extra attention. Is there any movement up there by individuals to set up their own windmills? I know that's an idea floated in some books on global warming and energy issues.

[BreaOC]

This is Palm Springs Ca. It's in a valley with nearly more people that the state of ND. As it grows the prime flat land they're on is going to be eaten up for residential use, and those hundreds of turbines have to go somewhere. ND has all the room in the world, and more than enough wind!!! Imagine all the money!!!

[MikeyToo]

LM Glasfiber, the worlds larget maker of wind turbine blades has a plant in Grand Forks, ND.. Check them out: LM Glasfiber - In English