The fact that existing wind farms shut down because of inadequate transmission capacity is not news to those of us actually involved in alternative energy - it's been widely known for years. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
Frischknecht points to an ARENA - funded study that found an estimated 1,000 MW of solar generating potential at existing wind farms in Australia — enough, ARENA calculates, to power 700,000 homes. (scientificamerican.com)
These papers were largely based on noise measurements he carried out at existing wind farms in Ontario. (energyandpolicy.org)