Posted on 06/08/2016 4:01:26 PM PDT by MtnClimber
John reported here a few days ago that Britain was scaling back wind power, and it looks like much of the rest of Europe is following. The Global Warming Policy Foundation gives a nice roundup today, starting with Denmark, which is postponing additional offshore wind for almost ten years:
"It was the first country ever to venture into offshore wind power. Now, Denmark is scaring off potential investors by abandoning some of the policies that once helped make it an international poster child for green energy.
The center-right government of Lars Loekke Rasmussen wants to scrap an electricity tax that has helped subsidize wind turbines since 1998. The administration says its decision follows a complaint from the European Union that such subsidies favor domestic businesses. But Denmark’s Wind Energy Association, which estimates the change would lead to a massive drop in new capacity, warns the development is dangerous."
(Excerpt) Read more at powerlineblog.com ...
They will never recover the money spent on wind power so they are getting out before the losses pile up even more.
Danes, Germans and Brits have been breaking it for years.
I thought it was France that was breaking wind:
“I fart in your general di-rection!”
Sausage, red cabbage and beer make that sound less than pleasant.
Wind turbines will be nightmare for servicing, prone to damage, while shredding birds.
Politicians “engineering” our lives.
I would like to invent a catapult to throw politicians through a wind turbine on windy days.
Or those made millionaires are getting out.
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