I didn't know Green Energy was cheaper than fossil fuels. Source? Conventional power sources are even still required to back up the down days for the habitat destroying green energy. Here is some info on wind power. Wind energy needs a billion dollar a year subsidy in Britain. Now the wind turbines are conking out early. It will get worse. Compare that to the gazzillion tax dollars fossil fuels contribute to government coffers at the pump etc. How can governments replace their favorite cash cow? Not with costly solar or wind generated electricity.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/energy/windpower/9770837/Wind-farm-turbines-wear-sooner-than-expected-says-study.html
Wind farm turbines wear sooner than expected, says study
Britain’s wind farms are wearing out far more rapidly than previously thought, making them more expensive as a result, according to an authoritative new study.
Will the world end if Britain's landscape isn't covered in wind farms? Photo: David Noton Photography / Alamy
By Robert Mendick, Chief Reporter
8:40AM GMT 30 Dec 2012
The analysis of almost 3,000 onshore wind turbines — the biggest study of its kind —warns that they will continue to generate electricity effectively for just 12 to 15 years.
The wind energy industry and the Government base all their calculations on turbines enjoying a lifespan of 20 to 25 years.
The study estimates that routine wear and tear will more than double the cost of electricity being produced by wind farms in the next decade.
Older turbines will need to be replaced more quickly than the industry estimates while many more will need to be built onshore if the Government is to meet renewable energy targets by 2020.
The extra cost is likely to be passed on to households, which already pay about £1 billion a year in a consumer subsidy that is added to electricity bills.