Listen "Flights of fancy over wind power"
Episode Synopsis
With reference to the opinion piece published on renewable energy (Advancing technologies, Dec. 3). The writers claim that renewable energy is now “five times cheaper than coal.” I don’t know where they get such a figure, as any electrical engineer knows that coal is the cheapest form of generation. I don’t like calling people names, and in this case I will just say the writers are deluded. Wind and solar power appear cheap because of massive subsidies. Everywhere they have . . .