Wind turbines are pretty useless when there’s not much wind. That’s what the wind power industry learned in 2015 when lots of subsidized turbines were installed, but there was less wind to generate electricity.

Average wind speeds were 20 percent below those of the previous year, and the trend appears set to continue in 2016, according to a Monday report by New Scientist. As a result, the amount of electricity produced by wind turbines dropped 6 percent even though lots of new turbines were built, according to Energy Information Administration (EIA).

http://houstonenergyinsider.com/?p=4904

Maybe less electricity generated, but lots more blots on the landscapes in the most beautiful areas of UK. Wind farms being steamrollered through the consultation process and rubber-stamped in spite of total opposition in the area. Wasting money on things that are not crucial instead of taking care of the pensioners,,,,,, rant rant rant.......