Poll: Should windfarms be subsidised through electricity bills?
As windfarm campaigners call for a re-think over plans to expand the UK's turbine network after it was revealed that domestic energy bills are subsidising jobs in the sector, we ask what you think.
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Wind turbine owners received £1.2 billion in consumer subsidies last year. Supporting 12,000 jobs, the subsidy – paid by a supplement on electricity bills – equates to around £100,000 per post.
The figure is yet another blow to the beleaguered wind industry, which already faces fierce opposition from residents in coastal areas ripe for hosting the technology.
Do you think that windfarms should be subsidised through electricity bills? Vote in our poll below and leave your thoughts in the comments section:
