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Although appealing to many, wind power is an extremely expensive, inefficient, and unreliable source of electricity, incapable of providing base load power. Wind's intermittency, variability, line loss, necessary back-up generation, transmission needs, and dispatch complexity limit the amount of electricity wind can secure. Ever larger mandates and subsidies will not make wind power more economically viable, as the European experience now demonstrates.
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Weatherford Democrat, October 6, 2009, "Wind industry blowing away our tax dollars".
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Main feed- Wind committee advises caution; Most of the group opposes turbines (January 28, 2012) [Massachusetts] in News
- Put brakes on wind power? (January 28, 2012) [Massachusetts] in News
- Kent Power crews working on Bay City DEQ wind turbine (January 26, 2012) [Michigan] in News
- Wind power: Clean energy, dirty business? (January 28, 2012) [Mexico] in News
- The 'wind rush': Green energy blows trouble into Mexico (January 28, 2012) [Mexico] in News
- Comments submitted: Maine wind power permitting (January 6, 2012) [Maine] in Documents
- Billion dollar Wairarapa wind farm hearing ends (January 28, 2012) [Australia / New Zealand] in News
- State permits mean uncharted waters ahead for Deepwater (January 28, 2012) [Rhode Island] in News
- Transformer ruptures at Wethersfield wind turbine (January 25, 2012) [New York] in News
- Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. announces withdrawal from minority interest wind investment (January 27, 2012) [Canada] [Maine] in News
- Clifton farmers lose latest round in battle over wind farm (January 27, 2012) [Maine] in News
- CAW faces boycott over Port Elgin wind turbine (January 26, 2012) [Canada] in News
- UD wind turbine generates federal suit; Lewes resident seeks damages, jury trial (January 27, 2012) [Delaware] in News
- Wairarapa wind farm offer falls flat (January 26, 2012) [Australia / New Zealand] in News
- Trump wants windfarm public inquiry (January 26, 2012) [UK] in News
- Wind farm delayed (January 26, 2012) [Ohio] in News
- Energy tax breaks proposed, despite waning support for subsidies (January 26, 2012) [USA] in News
- Passamaquoddy Tribe plans $120M wind farm in Washington County (January 26, 2012) [Maine] in News
- Mead says changing wind energy tax unlikely (January 27, 2012) [Wyoming] in News
- Obama admin sweats legal response as turbines kill birds (January 27, 2012) [USA] [West Virginia] in News
- Spain halts renewable subsidies to curb $31 billion of debts (January 27, 2012) [Europe] in News
- A cautionary tale about wind power (January 27, 2012) [USA] [New York] in News
- Wisconsin Citizens Safe Wind Siting Guidelines (December 6, 2011) [Wisconsin] in Documents
- Aid for turbine victims sought (January 26, 2012) [Wisconsin] in News
- LePage: Renewable energy initiative a 'job killer' (January 26, 2012) [Maine] in News
- Wind energy standards added to Farmington town meeting warrant (January 26, 2012) [Maine] in News
- NH Senate blocks eminent domain for Northern Pass (January 26, 2012) [New Hampshire] in News
- Energy firm to put solar array near wind farms (January 26, 2012) [Minnesota] in News
- Turbine opposition wants 2-km setback (January 26, 2012) [Canada] in News
- Turbine opponents cry foul (January 26, 2012) [Canada] in News