Re: windfarm




"Ken Fraser" <ken.fraser2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Peter K L Milnes" <Peter.K.L.Milnes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> While you are at it keep Gilfach Goch in South Wales in mind. We have a
>> 20 mill farm and they are trying to build more of them.
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>> All the best, Peter.
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> At the risk of being flamed, are they that bad? Yes, I love the landscape,
> especially Scotland. They don't look ugly to me, certainly not as ugly as
> a traditional power station. Given that we need/expect to have energy to
> hand, aren't they less of a blot than a line of pylons?
> Reaching for tin hat.....

I couldn't agree more. To me windmills are elegant.

What's the alternative?

But we wouldn't need them if people were more careful about their
electricity usage. For instance, and just one very small example, does
anyone
REALLY need to use electricity when camping? The only electrical power we
use is provided by a leisure battery which is charged by a small solar panel
on the caravan roof.

Mary
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