Watch Madison County Destroy 7 Wind Turbines with Explosives – Watts Up With That?

Essay by Eric Worrall

h/t David D. – A happy interlude in our ongoing coverage of a world gone mad.

Madison Wind Farm implodes its wind turbines

by: Clare Normoyle
Posted: Sep 17, 2025 / 08:37 AM EDT
Updated: Sep 17, 2025 / 10:49 PM EDT

MADISON COUNTY, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Seven wind turbines came down, as the Madison Wind Farm said goodbye after years of support.

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“At the time of Madison’s construction in 2000, the wind farm was anticipated to have an operational lifespan of 20 to 25 years,” the company’s website stated. “As of 2025, the project has come to the end of that lifespan and is no longer considered economically viable, primarily due to the current turbines being out of production, making repairs and obtaining replacement parts increasingly difficult and costly.”

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Read more: https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/madison-wind-farm-plans-to-implode-their-wind-turbines/

Sadly the plan is to replace the Madison Wind Farm with extensions to the Rolling Upland Wind Farm, but we can hope. At least some people will receive respite from having these mechanical monstrosities on their doorstep, however temporary.

Note WUWT does not condone violence, trespass or unlawful destruction of property.

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