The wind farm industry always claims that the main reason why they have to cover the country with turbines is for security of supply. They argue that if the wind stops blowing in one place, chances are that it will be blowing in another and that anyhow such low wind conditions don’t correlate with high levels of demand. Both arguments are dangerous myths that proper data analysis can disprove. When the wind stops it often stops over the entire country and this occurs frequently during the winter peak in energy demand. This note by John Webley provides the details.

Onshore wind turbines the myth the reality and the bottom line