On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 20:04:34 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

Even if he is, it's a very valid question - and one that seems to be
ignored by the government when thrusting these token green measures on us.
Just as your average suburban domestic windmill will take more energy to
manufacture it than it will ever generate in its lifetime.

Evidence?

The Warwickshire Wind Energy Project, urban sites on houses are
generating negligible amounts of electricity, often less than that
consumed by their control gear never mind their production/shipping
energy cost. Typically in an urban environment you will generate
electricity worth about £4 in one year.

The Barratt Chorley trial and St Albans Ecohome have produced
similarly trivial levels of electricity, way below that which would
pay back the energy of production, distribution and installation.

In all the locations above the sites were assessed as being suitable
for wind generation before installation.