I have to say I'm not a great supporter of windfarms, as I believe their presence is more political than environmental, and having seen how they blight the landscape in places, I would rather not see them.
I would like to see genuine figures for what energy they actually produce, compared to the energy involved in their manufacture, installation, maintenance etc. Aftre all, they are notoriously inefficient. They are also all manufactured in other countries, and bought with huge sums of tax-payers money. The elctricity they produce is the most expensive going - it certainly isn't 'free' like the supporters keep calling it.
Maybe offshore they could produce more consistent power, but if you look at windfarms as you are passing, how many are not turning, even when there is wind? i.e. they are locked off (probably because they've broken down again[/]).