Why Wind Power Should Be Rejected

The National Opposition to Windfarms website provides a detailed explanation of the problems associated with wind power in the UK. This covers the following key issues and provides a clear explanation of the real problems associated with this technology:
  • Landscape and wildlife
  • Unreliable energy source requiring backup
  • No reduction in CO2
  • Additional grid infrastructure
  • Subsidies
  • Employment, business and property
In discussions on wind power we recommend that two important points should be regularly stated:
  • Windpower is intermittent and cannot be stored therefore backup capacity from alternative power sources must always be in place to duplicate the wind generators.
  • Windpower is dependent on subsidies and for onshore schemes generous subsidies paid by all electricity consumers.

 

Further Reading

There are a number of books exposing the issues. In particular we recommend:

The Wind Farm Scam by John Etherington (Amazon stock it)

The spectre of global warming and the political panic surrounding it has triggered a goldrush for renewable energy sources without an open discussion of the merits and drawbacks of each. In The Wind Farm Scam Dr Etherington argues that in the case of wind power the latter far outweigh the former. Wind turbines cannot generate enough energy to reduce global CO2 levels to a meaningful degree; what’s more wind power is by nature intermittent and cannot generate a steady output, necessitating back-up coal and gas power plants that significantly negate the saving of greenhouse gas emissions. In addition to the inefficacy of wind power there are ecological drawbacks, including damage to habitats, wildlife and the far-from-insignificant aesthetic drawback of the assault upon natural beauty and the pristine landscape, which wind turbines entail. Dr Etherington argues that wind power has been, and is being, excessively financed at the cost of consumers who have not been consulted, nor informed that this effective subsidy is being paid from their bills to support an industry that cannot be cost efficient or, ultimately, favour the cause it purports to support.