> But the population is only 83, so running the whole place off renewable energy isn't difficult. No, but then there's only 83 people to distribute the costs o

> But the population is only 83, so running the whole place off renewable energy isn't difficult. No, but then there's only 83 people to distribute the costs over as well, and a consequent lack of economies of scale. For instance, from the article, they have four wind turbines, each 6 kW; I'm sure the multi-MW wind turbines used in larger wind parks produce power at a significantly lower price/kWh.