The NIMBY Factor

A well known wind energy fact lies within the opposition usually met from a proposed wind farm site and this is down to the "NIMBY" factor (not in my backyard). Everyone likes the idea of a wind farm proposal to provide clean, cheap electricity from wind energy, yet how many of these people would like a wind farm within one mile of their home? The "NIMBY" factor is something we are going to have to get used to and be prepared to live with in future decades.

In 2007 it is estimated that only 1 - 2% of the worlds energy supply comes from a renewable wind energy source. In some smaller countries (such as Denmark) the fact that they are able to provide between 20 and 40% of the country's energy demand through the use of renewable wind energy, shows the potential of wind energy and that this just becomes a way of life.

(Above is a picture of wind turbines in Copenhagen, Denmark)

Courtesy: http://www.clean-energy-ideas.com/wind_turbines.html

and http://www.windaction.org/