Letter: The true cost of wind energy

MORE than 100 Tory politicians have raised concerns about the cost of subsidies paid for onshore wind farms.

The MPs demanded that the £400 million-a-year subsidies paid to the “inefficient” onshore wind turbine industry are “dramatically cut”. There are currently more than 3,000 wind turbines and at least another 4,500 will be needed to meet legally binding targets for cutting carbon emissions.

No country outside the EU has “legally binding targets”. Think China, America, India, Indonesia and Brazil.

It is understood there is support for the MPs from the Treasury. This is not surprising since the UK is in economic meltdown. Let us hope the new Energy Secretary Ed Davey is listening.

Clark Cross, Linlithgow