Two years ago, Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte justified the building of more wind farms by claiming they would be a hedge against high oil prices. But oil prices have since fallen almost as fast as support for the Labour Party. And the PSO for wind has shot up from € 50 million to € 180 million.
It's the extra wind farms that have kept energy prices high when instead we should all be availing of cheap electricity.
Now the justification for more wind farms is the threat of fines from Big Brother. When that threat is lifted (and we all know it will), another irrelevant one will be thrown out. Every justification will be given but the only one that matters - the benefits outweigh the costs (in this case it looks like they don't).
The Labour Party have bluffed their way into and throughout their term in Government. Now it looks like they will pay the price in the upcoming general election.
