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Hursty
That’s a good point. It will surely push up the price for tons of people who can’t afford an electric vehicle. Am I right in saying we haven’t got the storage capacity in the UK which is also a massive problem especially when it come to renewables.

      Has anyone factored in the price of running EVs? News just in lads, oil prices have been going through the fucking roof.

        Dubman Yes that is a big issue currently as it happens, we are literally paying wind turbine operators to turn off, due to poor infrastructure between the production sites and grids, not to mention the lack of battery storage facilities

        Just think how much renewable energy is wasted each year this way, not to mention from solar farms

        “In 2022, consumers paid £215 million to turn wind farms off, and £717 million to buy gas-powered electricity to make up the difference, according to UK Wind Curtailment Monitor data.”

        https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/01/25/wind-farms-paid-switch-households-cut-back-energy-use/

        and

        https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/02/15/national-grid-spends-4bn-prevent-blackouts-surge-wind-solar/

            Hursty
            The incompetence of this Tory government is beyond belief.

                Dubman The lack of foresight is the most worrying, at least the current battery projects are going well like BritishVolt

                Oh wait a minute… A 30GWh battery storage facility located close to renewable generation farms directly connected to the grid, sounds perfect!

                Now in administration due to a lack of funds and seeking a buyout…

                  EDF energy, from a £21 million loss to a £1.12 billion profit within a year, top work team!

                  Everyone has been sold a lie and in the process have been robbed blind. If there isn’t a full independent enquiry into these companies then the country is officially dead.

                  • Amps replied to this.

                    Amps bit harsh on Chelsea, I think Todd is doing a fine job

                      5 days later

                      Along_the_Wire

                      Goldmans are predicting oil prices rising north of $100 a barrel again this year.

                      Agree with your ‘Buckle Up’ comment.

                      But don’t forget; ‘Inflation will be coming down soon!’! (LOL)!

                        23 days later

                        We got a new nuclear power plant online this week. It was late 14 years, but better late then never eh?

                        • Amps replied to this.

                          Homegrove It was late 14 years

                          Fuckin lollers! I can’t begin to imagine the the issues they must hit, financially and technically, but that’s daft as fuck.

                              Amps luckily the French company building it had to pay for the complications, instead of the tax payers here. It was a settled sum when Finland bought it from Areva. I think it beat the new Berlin airport with a couple of years. That was really late too.

                                I checked, Berlin’s new airport was 9 years late.