 wind power costing billions if wind power was such a great renewable energy source don t you think somebody would have picked it up and cashed in on it by now that s usually what happens when an idea bubbles up and it has merit this is still a free market capitalist society sort of anyway the windmills keep going up but according to a study done at texas tech so does the cost of wind energy get the details  townhallcom tipsheet katiepavlich 20131015 studywindpowercoststaxpayersbillionsofdollarsn1724  wind power costing billions  