Phil’s Dad wrote: Recent figures show each of Britain’s wind turbines earned, on average, £138,000 in subsidy last year. $200,000 US!
Each turbine. :gulp:
With the markup from selling the electricity they produce they make about £300,000 per year per turbine, almost 50% tax payer subsidised.
Perversely the subsidy isn’t location specific. There are lots built in Lincolnshire for example where planning consent is easier to obtain than elsewhere. It also has very little wind.
One commentator said “These aren’t just wind farms – they’re subsidy farms.”
The commenter misspoke. He should drop the word “just”.
