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no mention of wind patterns, I remember of.


Precisely, yet even a small highrise introduces a lot more drag and turbulence into the airstreams, since they are completly immovable and not designed for aerodynamics. Turbines are designed just like aircraft,for maximum aerodynamic efficiency, and reduced drag in order to maximize output in low wind situations and to be safe and stable during high wind situations like storms. I would bet the drag and turbulence from a bunch of small highrises in a small city like Everett, or Topeka greatly exceeds a huge field of 90meter turbines, yet we aren't telling city planners to start studying the impact of their buildings on the jet stream or wind patters, are we?