Wind Power Is Cheaper Than Coal, Leaked Report Shows

merbs writes: A leaked report shows wind is the cheapest energy source in Europe, beating the presumably dirt-cheap coal and gas by a mile. Conventional wisdom holds that clean energy is more expensive than its fossil-fueled counterparts. Yet cost comparisons show that renewable energy sources are often cheaper than their carbon-heavy competition. The report (PDF) demonstrates that if you were to take into account mining, pollution, and adverse health impacts of coal and gas, wind power would be the cheapest source of energy.

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I'm waiting for the doomsayers

[Anonymous Coward]

To decry wind energy, saying we're slowing the rotation of the earth down or something.

Re:as the birds go

[PolygamousRanchKid]

And I'd wager that coal - - kills birds, too.

Coal doesn't kill birds. People with coal kill birds . . .

. . . or should that be birds with coal kill birds . . . or people . . . ?

Re:as the birds go

[pkinetics]

Depends on if it is a European or African swallow

Re:as the birds go

[AK Marc]

Can you kill two birds with one coal?

Re:as the birds go

[I'm New Around Here]

Man, you have to stay out of your office. You are apparently drawing these creatures to you.

Go sit in the forest for a while, and let them settle on the tree branches around you.

Re:as the birds go

[Anonymous Coward]

It's "en masse", it's French. You're like those people trying to sound smart by using Latin phrases but incorrectly... per say.

Re:as the birds go

[Petfish]

Turbines kill an insignificant number of birds by comparison with Windows. We need to get rid of Windows. Who knew? https://www.sciencenews.org/ar...