The loss of amenity in an area will have an adverse effect on property values.
A court has recently ruled that living near a wind farm decreases house prices and it awarded a householder a discount on her council tax because her £170,000 home had been rendered worthless by a turbine 1,000 yards away. (For more details see the Telegraph report 26 July 2008)
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In a 2004 court case where a seller had failed to disclose to the buyer that a wind farm was about to be built nearby, the judge ruled …

UK electricity usage has grown steadily at 1.5% a year since 1990. By 2020 It is expected to increase by another 15%. Wind power cannot satisfy this growth let alone reduce overall usage. Worldwide, demand is expected to double by 2050.
CO2 emissions from electricity generation can be reduced. This should be possible by using less electricity, through greater incentives to increase efficiency, more investment in energy saving technology, the development of other ‘green’ energy generating systems (tidal, wave, solar, hydro, biomass, heat pumps), or investing in nuclear power stations which …