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Post by merlin on Dec 4, 2011 7:20:17 GMT
I hear that the Gov intends to build another 32,000 windturbines, that's a lot! I used to be sceptical but I'd rather live near on of them than a Nuclear plant. A friend tells me that the engineers are having problems lubricating the gears, someone should tell them that the old windmills work well with wooden gears ;D
Are you in favour of them, even in your back yard?
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Post by hywel on Dec 4, 2011 8:52:09 GMT
They will be all around here soon. I don't think I would mind a few, but I don't want to see them in every direction I look.
They're constructing a new road to one of the proposed sites near here, and it's going right past people's houses, which used to be quite remote, and they don't give * . There's uproar about it.
I think they're only building them because there's money to be made out of it. If there wasn't, they wouldn't think of having them, no matter how much they helped the environment.
Apparently they're only going to last 25 years, and they only work about 40% of the time. It hardly seems woth the bother to me.
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Post by grindle on Dec 4, 2011 8:55:51 GMT
don't like them at all, I'm sure if they really tried hard they could find a much better way
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Post by merlin on Dec 4, 2011 8:57:28 GMT
They will be all around here soon. I don't think I would mind a few, but I don't want to see them in every direction I look. They're constructing a new road to one of the proposed sites near here, and it's going right past people's houses, which used to be quite remote, and they don't give * . There's uproar about it. I think they're only building them because there's money to be made out of it. If there wasn't, they wouldn't think of having them, no matter how much they helped the environment. Apparently they're only going to last 25 years, and they only work about 40% of the time. It hardly seems woth the bother to me. That doesn't surprise me Hywell. |
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Dec 4, 2011 9:22:40 GMT
It is all down to money. The government have a target to meet for renewable energy so they are paying big money to anyone who will produce it. We have just had solar panels fitted, the government are paying us 46p for every kilowatt we produce, that is just to produce it, we can use that energy free of charge, we don't have to feed it into the grid. If we do feed it into the grid the electricity board pay us 3p per kw.
I'm afraid I wouldn't spend that kind of money to be 'green', we are doing it to make money and have free electricity.
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Dec 4, 2011 9:28:13 GMT
I love those wind turbines, we drive out of our way to see the ones in Cornwall. The farmer has one on the hill at the back of us, it is not a huge one but it is still impressive, it wouldn't bother me having them here.
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Post by merlin on Dec 4, 2011 10:14:42 GMT
The Gov's deal is good but for me it would take too long to offset the initial cost. Good for you WF.
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Dec 4, 2011 16:31:37 GMT
It will take us four years to recoup our money, the government are contracted to pay us for 25 years, plus we get free electricity.
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Post by Rosie on Dec 4, 2011 16:33:22 GMT
I love the wind turbines, we very recently looked into having one in our paddock, but at £48,000 we will be giving it a miss  |
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Post by grindle on Dec 4, 2011 16:46:43 GMT
we looked into it when they were advertising 'rent a roof', but we were too late, it was just before the gov't changed it all, so we'll have to carry on paying
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Post by steve on Dec 4, 2011 19:03:29 GMT
It will take us four years to recoup our money, the government are contracted to pay us for 25 years, plus we get free electricity. Didn't they recently announce they were cutting the amount paid back? |
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Dec 4, 2011 20:03:07 GMT
In eight days time they are halving the amount they pay.
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Post by Lou78W on Dec 4, 2011 20:21:31 GMT
In other words.....they have you "by the short and curlies"  ...you can't win....  |
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Dec 4, 2011 20:30:33 GMT
We are OK Lou, we will have ours signed off before the deadline. Our contract will be for the higher rate, fixed for the next 25 years.
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Post by Lou78W on Dec 4, 2011 20:33:23 GMT
That is good news WF.... ;D  |
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...you can't win.... 
