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Are wind subsidies a price worth paying?

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Wind Turbines are completely useless says Prince Philip and he is right. After FOI questions the Govermnment were ready to admit to £1285m in subsidies for WT which are: incapable of providing a base load for the Grid swing between plus 18% and minus 18% in unpredicatability need fast acting fossil fired generators to compensate for them 85% of the time weaken small businesses in driving up the cost of electricity call for extra taxes on efficient power generators and as a bi product will close important power stations such as Didcot ( now sheduled closure for 2013.

Posted date

2 May 2012

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6:22 pm

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