The relationship between crushing power bills and increasing wind and solar capacity is crystal clear. Notwithstanding the persistent claims that the wind and sun are ‘free’. Maybe. But turning sunshine and breezes into meaningful electricity is a whole different (and very costly) exercise. There’s no such thing as a free lunch. And talk about wind … Continue reading Talk’s Cheap: Why Wind & Solar Guarantee Rocketing Power Bills
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Wind Power Subsidies Keep Rising But Total Wind Power Output Keeps Falling
The adage that ‘what goes up must come down’ doesn’t hold with wind power subsidies. And the idea that increasing those subsidies will naturally and inevitably result in more wind power output doesn’t hold water, either. We’re not talking about the daily - and day’s long - collapses in wind power output, but the total … Continue reading Wind Power Subsidies Keep Rising But Total Wind Power Output Keeps Falling