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Unlike nuclear or even solar, the technological capability needed to make wind turbines is relatively simple. Large generator had existed for over a century (eg. Westinghouse Generator 1890s). Why did the mass adoption of wind turbines only start to take off after the turn of the millennium?

by /u/funny_mad_scientist in /r/askscience

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