Wind energy blown off course

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‘‘The cost of wind turbines alone has increased by around 60 per cent in the last three years,’’ Walsh said. ‘‘They now cost around €1.3 million per mw [turbines range in size from 0.8mw to 3mw], but when you factor in the associated construction costs of building a wind farm, they could be rounded up to an average of €2 million each.”