Wind Power

• Wind-power - lots of little wind turbines
• This involves putting lots of wind turbines up in exposed places like on moors or round coasts
• Each turbine has a generator inside it - the rotating blades turn the generator and produce electricity
• There's no pollution (except a bit when they're manufactured)
• However wind turbines spoil the view. You need about 1500 wind turbines to replace on coal-fired power station which covers a lot of the ground and has a big effect on the scenery
• Wind turbines are very noisy, which can be very disrruptive for people living nearby
• There's also the problem of when the turbines stopping when the wind stops or if the wind is too strong. It is impossible to increase supply when there's extra demand
• On average, wind turbines produce electricity 70-85% of the time
• The initial costs of wind turbines are quite high, but there are no fuel costs and minimal running costs
• By using wind turbines, there is no permanent damage to the landscape - if you remove the turbines, you remove the noise and the view returns to normal