That sound made by the one casting the shadow, sounded like there was an asymmetry in the pitch of the blade. The frequency was wavering by each full turn of the rotor, rather than the passing of each blade in front of the lattice tower. And, of course, the bird flying through the wind farm went through unscathed. I was waiting to see a fabled bird strike, but I think it's too rare for someone to actually catch on camera. The old lattice tower wind turbines actually make more noise, than the newer, larger ones on round towers. I've never been able to get close enough to a turbine, to actually hear it. The road noise, and bushes and trees, drown out the sound of the blades. A friend of mine hopped a fence, and put his ear right against a tower, and was able to hear the whirr of the gears, and the hum of the alternator clearly, but he said it wasn't loud. He had to make direct contact with the machine, to hear anything at all. He admitted, the wind wasn't blowing hard enough, for the machine to generate full name plate capacity. It was just fast enough for the turbine to "cut in".(I'm a big fan of the big fans)
Actually I work on this site on those old turbines it’s a blade plug missing in the blade tip these old turbines didn’t pitch the tips of the blade would spring sideways if the rotor oversped to slow the rotor down enough for brakes fo apply also these old guys don’t have alternators and most likely what you friend heard wasn’t the gears it was most likely the rotor making Noise inside the main shaft I haven’t heard any noise coming from the gearbox when these towers are running
@@gregorymalchuk272 actually no 95% of them are still taken care of and most of them have been decommissioned all the turbines you see spinning still put power to grid if they where running with no power going to grid or the tower they would run away and after time of them constantly running away the rotor would grenade and the blades would explode or the nacelle would break the tower mounts and fall off
Look at all the turbines that are not turning. The maintenance costs are probably more than the income from the energy produced. Many of these wind turbines were purchased for their tax write off. Once the tax benefits are gone, the wind turbines are abandoned.
Or maybe...there was no wind over there at the time! Gasp! Individual turbines' maintenance costs are close to NOTHING compared to other technologies. 1 turbine can essentially power 1500-6000 homes, and maintenance is barely in the 40k range, a low-income man's salary (and no, I don't mean anyone needs to be there full-time to maintain one) No, buying one is where the costs are but once you have one, this is essentially free energy! But then again, costs are dropping ...
Amazing video ! Just to know, where exactly in tehachapi pass are these located ? I only see on Google Maps the « classic turbines » with the straight white pole. I am really looking to see where the grey metal weird looking ones are. If you know, please let me know. Thanks
3:04 Holy shoot I did not know they can make that noise that is giving me nightmares like what even is that noise like lots of these are abandoned and probably one of those that are running is making that noise!
1970s units, small diameter = output too low to fix, but they do take parts off some to quick fix others. cheaper to let them sit there. there are better wind sites elsewhere on the property.
Just imagining how beautiful the landscape would be without those monstrosities :( That bird is really taking a chance there! The sound is irritating as all heck and these aren’t even the tall ones….no thank you!
@Myphonyaccount I swear your into torture….noting beautiful or peaceful about it….unless your living right next to a highway and airport in the city…yeah, then you might think that. Talk about destroying the natural landscape and habitat…image it without them ! Where’s your head at?
@myphonyaccount stop the lying about the cost of wind farms….it’s outrageously way more expensive than fossil fuels…not just to the electric customer, but the maintenance, building, battery packs, distribution…as you need more power stations also because wind and solar generation has a travel problem…I was offered to go on partial wind and my bill would double! Now my rates are going up 15% just to cover the cost of 2 solar farms….in a area of the country that gets no sun most of the year and short days….and no wind the majority of the time! It’s not efficient, no cost effective, a waste of money and tax payer dollars, and destruction to life and land, unreliable, and doesn’t work!!! You need over 15 mph winds to sustain turbine rotation….average mph wind where I am is 4 mph. Absolute nonsense and idiotic to waste 100’s billions on wind and solar that doesn’t work, does more damage than fossil fuels, is not cost effective or efficient, and force it on people and areas that will never work…plus destroy our electric grid as it’s doing already!!!!
I went to tehachapi again in March 2024
lol in germany are a lot of big Wind turbines, only a few old turbines are left here
Builder: *how many wind turbines do you need?*
Government: *Y E S*
cheaper than fossil & nuke.
Thank you for sharing an amazing video.
I always wanted to take a tour there.
Greetings from Bakersfield,California
WHAT is amazing about this ?!?!
Just watching the wind turbines, that’s what’s amazing.
we need a 10 hour version of this
I went to tehachapi in June 2023
That sound made by the one casting the shadow, sounded like there was an asymmetry in the pitch of the blade. The frequency was wavering by each full turn of the rotor, rather than the passing of each blade in front of the lattice tower. And, of course, the bird flying through the wind farm went through unscathed. I was waiting to see a fabled bird strike, but I think it's too rare for someone to actually catch on camera. The old lattice tower wind turbines actually make more noise, than the newer, larger ones on round towers. I've never been able to get close enough to a turbine, to actually hear it. The road noise, and bushes and trees, drown out the sound of the blades. A friend of mine hopped a fence, and put his ear right against a tower, and was able to hear the whirr of the gears, and the hum of the alternator clearly, but he said it wasn't loud. He had to make direct contact with the machine, to hear anything at all. He admitted, the wind wasn't blowing hard enough, for the machine to generate full name plate capacity. It was just fast enough for the turbine to "cut in".(I'm a big fan of the big fans)
It looks like it's running completely unloaded. A lot of the turbines there are old and basically abandoned.
Actually I work on this site on those old turbines it’s a blade plug missing in the blade tip these old turbines didn’t pitch the tips of the blade would spring sideways if the rotor oversped to slow the rotor down enough for brakes fo apply also these old guys don’t have alternators and most likely what you friend heard wasn’t the gears it was most likely the rotor making Noise inside the main shaft I haven’t heard any noise coming from the gearbox when these towers are running
@@gregorymalchuk272 actually no 95% of them are still taken care of and most of them have been decommissioned all the turbines you see spinning still put power to grid if they where running with no power going to grid or the tower they would run away and after time of them constantly running away the rotor would grenade and the blades would explode or the nacelle would break the tower mounts and fall off
They look like machines movie War of Worlds sorry !
They look like machines in movie War of Worlds
Look at all the turbines that are not turning. The maintenance costs are probably more than the income from the energy produced.
Many of these wind turbines were purchased for their tax write off. Once the tax benefits are gone, the wind turbines are abandoned.
They're all very old
@@illuminate4622 6:36 they are over 40-50 years old I guess
Or maybe...there was no wind over there at the time! Gasp!
Individual turbines' maintenance costs are close to NOTHING compared to other technologies. 1 turbine can essentially power 1500-6000 homes, and maintenance is barely in the 40k range, a low-income man's salary (and no, I don't mean anyone needs to be there full-time to maintain one)
No, buying one is where the costs are but once you have one, this is essentially free energy! But then again, costs are dropping ...
wind power costs less than fossil and nuke. these are old 1970s units not worth repairing. the newer ones are very cost effective.
T b h I like the sounds of wind turbines
In Germany, the wind farm Asseln has a lot of old windturbines
this place is where wind turbine heaven is
The owner of the land: how many windmills are you gonna build?
Companies before they went bankrupt:
*YES*
cheaper than fossil & nuke.
With how loud and cancerous those are it's amazing those birds you can hear above the sound of the wind turbines are still alive
That's a joke by the way
triggered some trumpers ;)
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3:03
The sounds at 3:03 were ethereal.
3:03 i love those types of turbines
Amazing video ! Just to know, where exactly in tehachapi pass are these located ? I only see on Google Maps the « classic turbines » with the straight white pole. I am really looking to see where the grey metal weird looking ones are. If you know, please let me know. Thanks
Thank you! They are located near KTPI-FM Tehachapi
how did my recommendation page know i live here.. thats a little creepy
Sounds like drunk tree frogs. Lol
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3:04 Holy shoot I did not know they can make that noise that is giving me nightmares like what even is that noise like lots of these are abandoned and probably one of those that are running is making that noise!
Great video! Is the hillside with the old vestas turbines accesible by car?
yes. but I had special access, the public is not allowed.
Nice theres no fog
I like fire windmills ... Can you set fire to some please ?
What the heck is wrong with you?
why wind turbines broken right here
1970s units, small diameter = output too low to fix, but they do take parts off some to quick fix others. cheaper to let them sit there. there are better wind sites elsewhere on the property.
are they abandoned
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Ад какой то вот вой постоянно да это с ума сойти если рядом с домом
Tehachapi is in dire need of repowering
Change the date and look at wind output. www.caiso.com/TodaysOutlook/Pages/supply.aspx
Awesome2:25 best part
old lattice towers attract birds, the new ones don't :)
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Must be a low output day.
yes that's true. you can track cali wind output of wind here.
www.caiso.com/TodaysOutlook/Pages/supply.html
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Toys
toys that make money
Wind turbine
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Just imagining how beautiful the landscape would be without those monstrosities :( That bird is really taking a chance there! The sound is irritating as all heck and these aren’t even the tall ones….no thank you!
cats kills more birds than wind turbines. and their howls sound worse.
this is a living nightmare
Why do you say that? They kind of freak me out too!
Because they are noisy?
Sure to bother the neighbors.....
go there someday. it's peaceful and beautiful.
@Myphonyaccount I swear your into torture….noting beautiful or peaceful about it….unless your living right next to a highway and airport in the city…yeah, then you might think that. Talk about destroying the natural landscape and habitat…image it without them ! Where’s your head at?
Waste of govt 💰 to appease the tree huggers!!!
wind power costs less than fossil & nuke. these old turbines are from the 1970s and no longer being maintained.
@myphonyaccount stop the lying about the cost of wind farms….it’s outrageously way more expensive than fossil fuels…not just to the electric customer, but the maintenance, building, battery packs, distribution…as you need more power stations also because wind and solar generation has a travel problem…I was offered to go on partial wind and my bill would double! Now my rates are going up 15% just to cover the cost of 2 solar farms….in a area of the country that gets no sun most of the year and short days….and no wind the majority of the time! It’s not efficient, no cost effective, a waste of money and tax payer dollars, and destruction to life and land, unreliable, and doesn’t work!!! You need over 15 mph winds to sustain turbine rotation….average mph wind where I am is 4 mph. Absolute nonsense and idiotic to waste 100’s billions on wind and solar that doesn’t work, does more damage than fossil fuels, is not cost effective or efficient, and force it on people and areas that will never work…plus destroy our electric grid as it’s doing already!!!!
Gross