What I don’t quite understand is how ethanol as fuel is jumped on and derided (properly) here ar FR, yet these wind power threads are met with a yawn.
At one time each consumer would elect to use wind power generated electricity, but no more, now we are all FORCED to buy this junk.
My own electric bill has gone up at least 10% over this junk, and I’ll wager that’s generally true all accross the country. That’s far more costly than ethanol ever has been.
“While 15 percent energy price rises were experienced across the E.U., in the U.K. gas and electricity prices rose by a staggering 29.7 percent. Ofgem believes wind subsidy has been a prime factor and questions the logic when, for all the public investment, wind produces a mere 1.3 percent of the U.K.’s energy needs”.
This quote from the article backs up your observation. Also, Obama has promised the most aggressive cap and trade scheme out there while at the same time promising that energy rates will necessarily soar. The left is fully aware of the consequences of their energy policy but it’s about ideological purity, not efficiency.
That's because while ethanol can almost be classified as economically viable at the extreme margins of analysis, wind power isn't even close.