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If they only manage to convert 10% of the wind that passes them to electricity does it matter? |
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Yes, of course it matters. If they are not making energy then they are costing money to be stood doing nothing.
Who do you think is paying for that? Have you had a look at the article from the Telegraph(the national newspaper, not the local rag)? According to that article they are going to cost something in the region of six billion pounds in subsidies by 2020 - where is that money coming from? |
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Councils waste millions on ineffective wind turbines that will take 190 years to repay - Telegraph
Here is another report from the Telegraph. This is from December 2013. |
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What you appear to mean is how cost effective they are, as in cost to build and run compared to amount of power produced and how long before they have payed for themselves and are making money for the owner of them. Talking about subsidies, many comment on wind power subsidies. This 2 year ol newspaper article from The Guardian states that wind power subsidies are dwarfed by fossil fuel subsidies Wind power still gets lower public subsidies than fossil fuel tax breaks | Environment | The Guardian |
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Wave power would be free...and far more regular and predictable, light is free...so why is there not more push to maximise these more efficient types of energy....might it have something to do with subsidies.
At present, it is going to take many many years to recoup the cost of these eyesores....and without the benefit of cheaper energy. |
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Gas/coal/oil received £3.63 billion but supplied 85% of our energy. All renewables received £1.4 billion but only supplied 6%. So each of the 1% supplied by gas/coal/oil was subsidized by £42.7 million. Each 1% supplied by renewables was subsidized by £233.33 million! So how can that be efficient? The fuel is free? Hardly. If all our energy came from renewables the subsidy would be £23,333,000,000- yes, that's £23 BILLIONS. The last one out wouldn't have to switch the lights off- we couldn't afford to switch them on! |
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Accyman, this money is being recouped from every single one of us who uses energy.
We pay subsidies on our bills and we pay increased cost of manufactured goods because of course, companies pass on the costs to us. We are told to use less energy. This year we have used less energy - both electric and gas, but have paid more for the reduced amount we have used. I feel we, the consumers, are being ripped off. |
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Spot on Neil.
The energy companies run a cartel(which is illegal)....they say they aren't a cartel....but all of them put up their prices within days of each other...and in similar amounts. To me that says Cartel. So why does the government do nothing much about it? They say there is going to be an investigation.......which will do nothing. They say they will break up the big six suppliers....they won't because they don't have the gonads to do it. |
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