WE are regularly told by Scottish Government ministers and wind developers
that wind-generated electricity is cheaper than that generated by
conventional means.
Coal generation has been totally closed down, half of our nuclear
generation has been retired and our one remaining gas plant, used solely
for grid balancing, has had its output reduced by almost 90 per cent. At
the same time our politicians have encouraged and supported the current
relentless ramping up of wind turbine construction on both land and sea.
Surely then we should be benefiting from this allegedly cheaper
electricity? But, as we are all too aware, our electricity bills are
increasing dramatically. Could it be that we are being fed a falsehood?
GM Lindsay, Kinross.
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