{"id":46863818,"user":"Rapzid","time":1770075113,"time_ago":"12 hours ago","type":"comment","content":"

Whether or not these wind farms are economically viable sounds like something for the companies building them to work out.","comments":[{"id":46864257,"user":"monero-xmr","time":1770077082,"time_ago":"11 hours ago","type":"comment","content":"

They are 100% not viable without tax dollars","comments":[{"id":46864911,"user":"bronson","time":1770081108,"time_ago":"10 hours ago","type":"comment","content":"

Neither is petroleum, nuclear, or the highway system. What's your point?","comments":[{"id":46865094,"user":"monero-xmr","time":1770082267,"time_ago":"10 hours ago","type":"comment","content":"

Wind is the worst of all, otherwise the UK would have the cheapest energy in the West, instead of the highest","comments":[{"id":46865411,"user":"deathanatos","time":1770084230,"time_ago":"9 hours ago","type":"comment","content":"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levelized_cost_of_electricity","comments":[],"comments_count":0,"level":3,"url":"item?id=46865411"},{"id":46868388,"user":"ZeroGravitas","time":1770108895,"time_ago":"2 hours ago","type":"comment","content":"

They effectively banned onshore wind for a decade in England just as it became the cheapest source of electricity available to them.

It's neat how right-wing sabotage feeds ino the next cycle of propaganda to support more sabotage.","comments":[],"comments_count":0,"level":3,"url":"item?id=46868388"},{"id":46866178,"user":"triceratops","time":1770090104,"time_ago":"8 hours ago","type":"comment","content":"

Or maybe if not for wind their electricity would be even more expensive.

See? Anyone can make kill-shot arguments when there's no data.","comments":[{"id":46868434,"user":"ZeroGravitas","time":1770109178,"time_ago":"2 hours ago","type":"comment","content":"

There's plenty of data.

Analysis: Wind power has saved UK consumers over £100 billion since 2010 – new study

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oct/analysis-wind-power-has-...

The interesting part is that 130 Billion of the savings were in reduced gas prices as it reduced demand, particularly in winter, and freed up gas storage.

And this is depsite an effective ban on constructing onshore wind in England from June 2015, more than half the 2010 to 2023 time period studied.","comments":[],"comments_count":0,"level":4,"url":"item?id=46868434"}],"comments_count":1,"level":3,"url":"item?id=46866178"}],"comments_count":4,"level":2,"url":"item?id=46865094"}],"comments_count":5,"level":1,"url":"item?id=46864911"}],"comments_count":6,"level":0,"url":"item?id=46864257"}],"comments_count":7,"url":"item?id=46863818"}

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