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Re:The UK is wasting a lot of wind power by pjc50 on Friday January 13, 2023 @04:48AM (#34365763)
The politics around changing that would be spectacular to behold. Especially if it resulted in Scotland having cheaper energy.

I do wonder how effective a "you get 0.5p off your bill if you can see a wind turbine from your house" rule would be against NIMBYism.

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Re:The UK is wasting a lot of wind power by ZeroGravitas on Friday January 13, 2023 @05:16AM (#34365925)
The discount for local wind already exists, currently available in Yorkshire and Wales:

https://www.octopusenergygeneration.com/fan-club/

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