Wind not the answer to our energy needs

.Not only is the reliability of wind as an energy source still contentious, but the governing rules and regulations are still under debate because of the inability to properly forecast the demands wind generation will place on the power system.

The onus is on the wind industry itself to prove to consumers that wind is a viable and cost-effective product to invest in. Simply waiting for the government subsidies to roll in while expecting people to invest blind faith in the virtue of wind power won’t do.

Written by Russell Broadbent, the Liberal MHR for McMillan and chairman of the Australian Government backbench committee on environment and heritage. His opinion article can be found at The Age