Minnesota Wind Turbines---Brrrrrrrrr!

From Kerry Picket at the Washington Times:
"Minnesota invested itself in alternative energy sources years ago, and so the revelation that the state spent $3.3 million on eleven wind turbines hardly qualifies as news. However, the fact that they don’t work in cold weather does. KSTP reports that none of the wind turbines work, prompting the Twin Cities ABC affiliate to dub them 'no-spin zones.'"
It appears intermittent green-energy sources have yet to have what it takes to handle winter's cold season. In December 2008, a New York Times article appeared covering the failure of solar panels, wind turbines and bio-diesel fuels in harsh winter environments (bolding is mine):
"This time of year, wind turbine blades ice up, biodiesel congeals in tanks and solar panels produce less power because there is not as much sun. And perhaps most irritating to the people who own them, the panels become covered with snow, rendering them useless even in bright winter sunshine.k