The devil is always in the details.
The fundamental problem with wind energy is the same as that of solar. It is intermittent and the energy flux is too low. In a study of the problem in Texas, where T. Boone Pickens is receiving huge government boondoggles for his wind energy scheme, 21st Century Science & Technology writer Gregory Murphy compared the energy flux density of the Comanche Peak nuclear plant, south of Dallas, to a wind installation. The Comanche Peak nuclear plant, has 2 units with a combined generating capacity of 2,500 megawatts (MW). Comanche Peak is sitting on 4,000 acres, which includes a man-made cooling lake that also serves as a recreation spot.
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