"...Tsukuba, the town that prides itself as Japan’s most hallowed scientific research centre, is the site of perhaps the world’s worst electricity wind farm: in the 12 months it has operated, its windmills have consumed 43 times more power than they have generated.
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It is likely to be cited by sceptics elsewhere, including in Britain, where the Government published its energy review this week. Tsukuba is involved in civil litigation, criminal investigations and an assault on the academic reputation of Waseda University, Japan’s most respected seat of learning.

Amid the embarrassment of Tsukuba’s stagnant windmills things have descended into farce. To give the appearance of a functioning alternative energy programme, when dignitaries visit and on parent-teacher evenings, the generators become motors and the sails are made to turn artificially. "
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,25689-2269183,00.html
[linked from http://www.junkscience.com/ ]

It's hard to believe- but I'll cite it, anyhow:)
People are capable of being this stupid, but it seems like something more likely in hellhole like N Korea or some other highly oppressed country.