Lunacy on sea: As Ministers agree to the world's biggest wind farm off Brighton, has Britain ever succumbed to a more catastrophic folly?
'The Rampion Wind Farm... we are told, will supply to the national grid 700 megawatts of power... yet, in truth, thanks to the vagaries of the wind, the actual output, as E.on's own website admits in the very small print - will be lucky to reach 240 megawatts. E.on can hope to earn £325 million a year... £220 million will be paid by all of us in subsidies.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2713830/Lunacy-sea-As-Ministers-agree-world-s-biggest-wind-farm-Brighton-Britain-succumbed-catastrophic-folly.html
Rampion Wind Farm
'Turbines will have a generating capacity of between 3MW and 7MW, with respective maximum height to tip of 180m and 210m. 100 to 175 turbines, depending on the turbine size selected.'
https://www.eonenergy.com/About-eon/our-company/generation/planning-for-the-future/wind/offshore/Rampion
£11m for the wind farm that was not working
'Ten wind farms have each been paid more than £3 million over the past three years to shut down their turbines, with one alone receiving £11 million'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/windpower/11053385/11m-for-the-wind-farm-that-was-not-working.html
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