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As UK Effectively Bans Onshore Wind Power, Study Shows It’s True Promise

Around 2,000 wind power stations in Sweden provided 7.1 TWh of electricity in 2012 alone.(Trons/Scanpix)
The government has come under fire over its ‘short-sighted decision’ to effectively ban new onshore windfarms after the release of a report that shows they could actually produce the cheapest electricity in the country — even cheaper than gas.