Myth of Localised Power Sources ; It Is Always the Same - When Someone Wants to Put Up a Wind Turbine They Trot Out the Same Old Propaganda to Support Their Cause. In the Case of the Eden Project, It Is That Wind Power Is the Only Thing That Will Meet Their Needs As a Secure Energy Supply Because Relying On Supplies Outside Your Boundaries Is a Really Bad Thing.

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It is always the same - when someone wants to put up a wind turbine they trot out the same old propaganda to support their cause. In the case of the Eden Project, it is that wind power is the only thing that will meet their needs as a secure energy supply because relying on supplies outside your boundaries is a really bad thing.

This 2Mw turbine will produce less than a third of its annual installed capacity but will earn Eden about pounds300,000 a year tax free by selling what are known as Renewable Obligation Certificates, Then, if they were to use all the electricity themselves they would probably save about another pounds470,000 on electricity bills, and as the quantity of electricity from the turbine is unpredictable they may well sell some to the grid.

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Myth of Localised Power Sources ; It Is Always the Same - When Someone Wants to Put Up a Wind Turbine They Trot Out the Same Old Propaganda to Support Their Cause. In the Case of the Eden Project, It Is That Wind Power Is the Only Thing That Will Meet Their Needs As a Secure Energy Supply Because Relying On Supplies Outside Your Boundaries Is a Really Bad Thing.

This is all good news for the business, so why not say so instead of putting out the myth t...

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