Advantages and disadvantages. Wind is a renewable energy resource and there are no fuel costs. No harmful polluting gases are produced. On the other hand, wind farms are noisy and may spoil the view for people living near them.
Are wind turbines really efficient?
Wind farm capacity factors are lower than coal and baseload gas plants, but they use their energy source more efficiently and can be large-scale suppliers of electricity. Large wind turbines operate less of the time than NSW coal plants but they are more efficient at generating electricity.