Winds Peak During The Night When Energy Demands Are The Lowest. Wind Energy Can Not Be Produced On Demand So There Must Always Be Sufficient On Demand Capacity To Offset Any Possible Lack Of Wind Energy And Aside From Nu
Winds peak during the night when energy demands are the lowest. Wind energy can not be produced on demand so there must always be sufficient on demand capacity to offset any possible lack of wind energy and aside from nuclear and hydro, on demand power is from the expensive natural gas turbines as coal power plants are slow to react to control changes. It won't be a lack of government subsidies that limit wind power but pure physics.This is the document that proposes that Britain's renewable energy targets for electricity generation will be largely met by 3,000 offshore wind turbines and a further 4,000 onshore turbines.
The Government is also in the process of establishing the new subsidy support structure to encourage investment in renewable energy, particularly, wind turbines.
The Government's main support mechanism for the generation of renewable electricity consists of Renewable Obligation Certificates ( ROC's) which are issued to those who invest in and generate renewable electricity, but the cost of this support is borne directly by the consumer.
At no point has the full cost of the proposed wind strategy been fully and simply explained to the public and at no point has the public been told what alternatives there might be.
The wind industry, green lobbyists and the EU have done a brilliant job of leading the Government down a path that not only makes absolutely no economic sense but is the height of irresponsibility.
If one uses the Government's estimates for the electricity that would be generated by the 7,000 turbines, the new wind turbine subsidy structure and the current market price of the ROC's, the annual level of subsidy that will be paid by the consumer is an incredible £6bn per year.
The wind industry will lock into these subsidies for 20 years, the expected useful life of the turbines. One can anticipate that further subsidies will have to be made available when turbines have to be replaced.
The total output of these 7,000...
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