Wind Farm

UK's wind farm 'folly': Electric bills to soar by £1000 thanks to reliance on wind power

'The green crusade of successive governments is set to double electricity bills for households and cost homes £26billion a year by 2030, it was claimed yesterday.'

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/522800/Wind-farms-blamed-for-winter-power-cut-and-rise-energy-bills

Branston solar farm reduced in size

'A solar farm of about 80,000 panels, close to a Lincolnshire village, has been approved. A spokesman for Inazin said they had planned for a larger facility but local power infrastructure could not cope.'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-29665458

Wind farms outstrip nuclear power

'The UK's wind farms generated more power than its nuclear power stations on Tuesday, the National Grid says. The energy network operator said it was caused by a combination of high winds and faults in nuclear plants.'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-29715796

Germany's green power surges ahead - at a price that's finally falling

'Germany's transition to a renewable power system is on track, writes Gert Brunekreeft. But it's costing households €218 a year in surcharges, causing voter enthusiasm to wane.'

http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/2603719/germanys_green_power_surges_ahead_at_a_price_thats_finally_falling.html

Taxpayer handouts to fund large-scale solar farms to be axed

'TAXPAYER-funded handouts to subsidise large-scale solar farms are being axed, Environment Secretary Liz Truss announced yesterday.'

http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/524824/Taxpayer-handouts-fund-large-scale-solar-farms-axed