UK: Energy bills will rise to fund £75bn 'dash for wind power'

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The ‘dash for wind’ is being fuelled by climate change targets set by Europe. By 2020, Britain must generate 15 per cent of all energy used on fuel, transport and electricity from ‘renewable’ sources.

The Government says the new farms, which will be paid for by gas and electricity consumers in higher fuel bills over the next decade, will generate up to a quarter of Britain’s energy needs, enough electricity for every home in the country.

But critics warned that the plans were unrealistic, deeply flawed and would leave the UK dangerously dependent on wind to keep the lights burning.

Daily Mail