MY objection to wind turbines is that their performance does not match the hype.

Turbine companies make much of the power that the turbines could deliver if they were constantly working day and night but the reality is that for much of the time there is not sufficient wind and, by an unhappy coincidence, much of the power that is delivered coincides with power supplied by other means and, as it cannot be stored, is simply wasted.

No-one wants a turbine near them, quite rightly so.

Turbine companies receive substantial incentive payments from the government.

Why is the amount of the incentives not disclosed?

I was horrified recently when telephoning British Gas to hear a cheery voice telling me how wonderful it would be when turbines were all around the coast.

Who gave permission for these eyesores?

The coast has far more value than simply a site for turbines.

Politics too seem to have adversely affected the issue.

A certain firm, under the incentive scheme, wants to build new factories for building giant turbines in the north.

This would certainly give needed employment but do we really need giant turbines here, there and everywhere? Also, what happened to the days when companies had the confidence to risk their own money to build factories?

Surely, if the government has money to spare it could be spent on tidal power which is far more effective, reliable and largely invisible.

D MITCHELL, William Road, Bournemouth