Scotland’s wind turbines have been secretly using fossil fuels

KARAH RUCKER: WHEN YOU SEE WINDMILLS TURNING ON WINDFARMS…IT GIVES YOU THE SENSE OF CLEAN ENERGY. BUT IN SCOTLAND…ONE WINDFARM IS AN OPTICAL ILLUSION. WINDMILLS, YES. BUT FUELED BY DIESEL.

SCOTLAND’S POWER SECTOR IS COMING UNDER FIRE AFTER IT WAS REVEALED THAT DOZENS OF GIANT TURBINES HAVE BEEN POWERED BY DIESEL GENERATORS.

THE INFORMATION COMING FROM A WHISTLEBLOWER SAYING THE ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY WINDMILLS WERE ONLY TURNING THANKS TO FOSSIL FUELS.

THE DIESEL GENERATORS WERE RUNNING FOR UP TO SIX HOURS A DAY TO KEEP MORE THAN 70 WINDMILLS OPERATING.

IN THE COLD WINTER CONDITIONS…THE TURBINES COULD HAVE FROZEN OVER AND STOPPED GENERATING POWER WITHOUT THE HELP OF DIESEL KEEPING THINGS CHURNING. SO WHILE FROM ABOVE…THE CLEAN ENERGY METHOD LOOKS EFFICIENT. IT WAS THE FOSSIL FUELS BELOW KEEPING RESIDENTS WITH HEATED HOMES.