Copyright 2003
The Liverpool Daily Post & Echo  
November 25, 2003, Tuesday

LETTER: POWER STRUGGLE

WE now have lies, damned lies and green statistics - Greenpeace, nuclear power, Welsh politicians, government ministers and even Tony Blair have been telling us that the 30 wind turbines off the North Wales coast will provide power to 50,000 homes.

What they failed to mention was 50,000 homes in the middle of the night or afternoon, providing no one switches on the kettle. On a good day the North Hoyle wind farm,off Rhyl,has capacity to allow 50,000 homes to use up to 1200 watts each (that's a toaster or one third of a kettle).

Why didn't they tell us that during peak demand times these turbines can only supply 5,000 homes?The other occupants of the 45,000 homes will,apparently, have to eat out, shower at the local baths and use the laundrette.

The facts: the 32 wind turbines' maximum output equals 60,000,000 watts, and 60,000,000 divided by 50,000 equals 1200 watts.

Brian Christley,
Abergele