The role of wind generation – Dr Alan Jones

Dr Alan Jones has sent through his latest paper to be published on our website. It will be located in our Resources Section for future reference.

Note his conclusions: One final point, as an adjunct to this paper. Wind power, particularly onshore wind, places a burden on society and especially its most vulnerable members – those living in remote rural locations who are left to carry the burden of hosting wind farms. But, society as a whole carries a further burden – the loss of visual amenity from new overhead transmission networks to accommodate this wind energy and to transfer it to where demand exists, as well as the financial cost arising therefrom – paid for as a levy on electricity consumer bills. Wind energy, often cited as the lowest cost marginal producer, fails to take account of these holistic costs – health and welfare of communities, the loss of natural amenity and the cost of infrastructure needed to accommodate wind  Blog – The Role of Wind Generation