then they go and spoil it all by adding, the report calls for hundreds more wind turbines to be built onshore at a lower cost over the next eight years, the Coalition is planning a massive expansion of wind farms to meet tough EU climate change targets, to meet those targets, the UK would need another 3,600 giant offshore wind turbines, each one capable of producing five megawatts, or enough power for 1,200 homes, another 11,000 turbines would be needed onshore, it estimates that meeting the 2020 renewable energy targets set by the EU will add £50 to the typical household’s electricity bill,
but wait a moment, the official figures quote 3,600 offshore wind turbines supplying power for 1,200 homes each, 4,320,000 homes, plus another,11,000 onshore, but there are 22,539,000 households in England and Wales, so we have at least twice the capcity from wind power alone, but what happens when there is no wind? build new power stations to make up the short fall, so spend twice the money at least just to keep the tree huggers happy!
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