The Full Extent of the Windfarm Scam Comes To Light
The same squandering of taxpayers’ money occurred with other renewable energies, to the benefit of promoters but also to that of politicians, by virtue of revolving door schemes
Yesterday was inaugurated in Spain the first wind farm that will operate without subsidies (1). In windy areas onshore, wind turbines are competitive with fossil fuel power plants – not counting external costs like new power lines, grid upgrading and back- up power. But as these costs are borne by the consumer, from a promoter’s point of view there is money to be made.