Wind turbines

[Vultch]

At last... the Dutch government are seeing the farce that wind turbines are, they are cutting all future finance for these schemes...

[malxwal]

The farm I shoot over is putting up another 3, so there must be money in it for the farmers

[Vultch]

there is/was... an energy source that is so intermittent...and so maintenance heavy per kilowatt...
The Dutch have woken up...

[John h]

Same as the Solar Panel offer, you get free power the rest goes into the Grid to be sold on the wholesale market

[malxwal]

Seeing the amount of cash spent on the farm since the first 3 went up, I have little doubt that there's good money in it for the farmers. The ones here are on a good site, and never stop turning, unless it's actually quite windy, when they "overspeed" stop.

[Vultch]

Not against green energy... tidal yes, its predictable... wind farms are maintenance heavy, the USA are discovering this and its falling apart..

also you need to keep a hot standby (conventional generator) running to cover it when the wind drops off...