UK wind farms generate record 22.7 GW in a day, enough to power 22 million homes

Amazing news, but you're unlikely to see this in our "Mainstream Media" (aka the right-wing press) cos it doesn't fit their narrative.

Nearly 23GW were generated by wind energy on just one cold, windy evening last week. In more relatable numbers, that was 56% of all electricity on our grid. Nuclear did 8%. Just pointing that out.

However, in maybe 15 or 20 years we'lll have Sizewell C chipping in, and btw we're all starting to pay for that through our energy bills next month. This useless government has thought of a way to make nuclear attractive enough to get built - we pay them for well over a decade before they even produce any electricity.

Nuclear is SUCH a bargain.

(adapted from Dale Vince)

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Midlifemale · 61-69, M

Those fans cost a lot to build and maintain. And if one beaks, snother wopping amount of money.
In theory, it sounds great , but they are not the answer to our electricity demand

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@Midlifemale All forms of power generation cost a lot to build. And have a limited lifespan. Solar panels and wind farms take less maintainence than coal fired stations. But the actual cost per KW of power produced is substantially lower with renewables than with any other. Nuclear being the most expensive. And lets not talk about the waste problem..😷