The
report
concludes
that
many
of
the
most
common
critiques
of
wind
offered
up
by
Conservative
politicians
–
such
as
the
danger
of
protracted
calm
spells,
or
that
the
need
for
back-up
generation
undermines
any
potential
carbon
savings
from
wind
–
are
either
grossly
exaggerated
or
simply
untrue.
Produced
by
the
left-leaning
IPPR
in
conjunction
with
Garrad
Hassan,
the
report
agrees
with
Conservative
wonks
who
insist
that
the
cost
of
supporting
wind,
both
on-
and
offshore,
must
be
heavily
scrutinised
in
the
years
ahead.
But
claims
that
a
level
of
wind…
