Paul Martin wrote:
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Steve Thackery wrote:

TNP, I'd like to read more about this. Do you have any sources that explain
more about why wind power is expensive in terms of money and CO2?

Wind power is intermittent. You can't call on it when demand needs it.
Wind provides power only when the wind blows, and when the wind is too
strong the windmill has to protect itself, which involves turning the
vanes to reduce the cross-sectional area facing the wind (ie. little or
no power extracted).

The coldest periods of UK winter weather tend to be when we have a
static high pressure system, with little wind.

Although to be fair, my personal experience is that the worst case heat
loss here, is when its cold AND the wind blows. shiver