Wind farm makes way for nuke power plant

Despite the fact that the government has pledged that wind and nuclear power can work hand in hand, there is a great chance that one of Britain’s most efficient wind farms will be destroyed to make room for nuclear power.

Among potential sites for RWE’s new nuclear power station in Kirksanton is a popular wind farm known as the Haverigg project that currently produces wind power for about 3,700 homes.

Over six million pounds have been invested in the Haverigg project by three major companies, but the RWE has now informed the public that some of the turbines will have to be removed or relocated in order to build the nuclear plant if the site is chosen.

Companies with a stake in the Haverigg project are dismayed and angry that they were not notified of the site nomination until now.

The founder of a contributing company, Windcluster, stated that the idea of destroying a renewable source of energy for a non-renewable alternative form of energy is frustrating and indecent, since the stakeholders were not contacted before the public release as is demanded by protocol.

RWE responded by stating there is no chosen site yet and every area on the recommendations list is under consideration, so any discrepancies have not yet been looked in to.

According to RWE this is not a challenge to renewable sources, but rather the simple fact that nuclear power can produce much higher levels of carbon-free energy in the same space as the wind, so it is only logical that the site be heavily considered.

The RWE spokesmen also went on to note that RWE itself has spent about £1 billion on wind energy so clearly it is not dismissing the benefits of wind generated power.

Formed in 1992, the Haverigg project has received accolades from the Friends of Lake District as an excellent example of the power of wind energy and one of the most efficient wind farms in the country.