The reasoning behind oposition to the wind farm is because it ties up 100% of the capacity but only delivers 33 percent of the electricity. Laidlaw will tie up 60% and deliver all of it 24 hours a day 365 days a year. The wind project cost 250 million dollars to deliver on average 33 mW of power. Laidlaw costs 100 million dollars and delivers 60+. Laidlaw 40 direct and 300 indirect jobs. Wind mill 15-25 jobs. Need I say more. Cost benefit analisis in its most simple form.