Not on my best beach (NOMBB)

The controversy about putting wind farms off of the Normandy beaches illustrates another problem with wind power -- it isn't particularly aesthetically pleasing. Now, that doesn't mean a coal-fired plant or a nuclear station are paragons of beauty either, but the problem with wind power (and solar farms, too), is that they have to cover a fairly large amount of acreage to generate the significant amounts of power needed. So therefore they are encroaching on the shore, and of course it makes sense to be as close to shore as possible to reduce the lengths of the power cables underwater, too.

In this particular case I hope that the French move the windfarms out of sight. I don't know if they will or not, though.

D-Day Vets: Wind Turbines off Normandy Beaches a 'Desecration'