The engineering side of wind power is completely viable, the economic side has analysis problems because subsidies and CO2-hysteria ruin the data.

Capital costs (equipment and construction) are distorted by grants and tax incentives, operating costs depend on the wind. An agenda-free comparison between the 20-year present worth of a new coal/gas/nuke plant compared to wind/solar/other is going to be tough to find.

Don't forget that wind turbines make for a good photo-op, and fit dovetail in with what they pretend is science education these days.


What we need are more nuke plants, not a bunch of feel-good bullshit.