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Originally Posted by Accyexplorer
If (and it's a big if) ALL the (true) costs of wind farms were made public, there would be a public outcry to ban the (god forbidden) things overnight (which camo's father just so happens to have a finger in.
David Cameron?s father-in-law?s £350,000 annual bung? | windfarmaction
Perhaps they should just let the things run and 'discount' that price to us mere mortal consumers for that period, instead of paying producers to turn them off 
Wind farms paid £30m to shut down during high winds - Telegraph
Instead of wasting our money, use it to build a massive hydroelectricity lake etc. Storing excess in rechargeable batteries, This is an easy way to store electricity.
There are quite a few different of ways but major rechargeable batteries sound good, these batteries could then be run all over the country to where electricity is needed.
Whatever happens we need to get energy prices down and paying to switch off turbines that generate electricity is messed up (it's no wonder so many landholders and companies are so willing to build these monstrosities, despite their inefficiency in electricity production).....
It stinks of corruption IMHO  |
I doubt batteries would be practical. They would have to me massive and they are not environmentally friendly either. Hydroelectric storage like the Welsh one is probably the best way to store electricity.
You need to read more about why they do turn the turbines off. They couldn't keep them turning and give us cheaper power. It's the fossil fuel power stations that can't be turned off that are still producing enough to meet demands. They can't just flick a switch and stop them or worse flick a switch and start them when the demand peaks again at 5pm or whenever it is. They always produce more electricity than is needed so we don't run out ever.