The action today is all on the question of wind farms. This has been prompted by the publication of a report by the thinktank Civitas, which is strongly critical of the UK's wild expenditure in this area and cites some Dutch research to back its case up.
The Telegraph reports:
A study in the Netherlands found that turning back-up gas power stations on and off to cover spells when there is little wind actually produces more carbon than a steady supply of energy from an efficient modern gas station.
The Civitas report has prompted a response from Leo Hickman in the Guardian. Lots of comments coming in saying that it's not true and that wind saves fuel for energy companies. It looks as though this will be quite a thread.
In among all the shouting though, you have to wonder - if wind saves fuel for energy companies, why do we need a "renewables obligation" to make them adopt this technology?