"Green" policies are destroying this country

A breeder reactor. A few pages ago they were the answer to the worlds energy problems. Yet they make up a small percentage of the worlds output. Hence there must be something wrong with them. Thats the exact argument being put forward against wind capacity.

I dont think I mentioned knowledge, rather lack of logic. For another explanation, see above.

We have a little offshore, more would generate more. Slightly more would deliver slightly more. Significantly more would deliver significantly more. I'm sure you can see the pattern forming :)

Also, what about when our slightly more is delivering significantly more due to increased wind? Whats wrong with exporting it then to import it now? Or store it then to consume it now? Why does it have to be a zero sum game 24x7x365?

We can export it- if the other end of the extension lead wants it. There’s also a vice Versa to that argument.

Simple question for ya:

So on a day like today with wind generation the way it is- how many offshore turbines or for that matter how many offshore and onshore turbines would we need to be providing 80% of our grids needs?

When you take a stab at that- tell me how much that would cost.

Again for the record I want to point out I’m not anti wind- I’m just pro common sense.

If we close those two plants in the timelines indicated I'd suggest moving to a warmer climate for the winter months here because it'll get real cold real quick with no power.

I would say that they are buying fudged credits rather than paying towards renewables tbh. There are probably a dozen companies each claiming every tree planted in their name.

The biggest problem is still cooling and while you might not think it right now, we are not cool during the summer.

The other points can all be dealt with by investment in the other regions.

Have you ever considered that you are wasting your time posting here, when with your extensive knowledge of nuclear that time could be better spent pointing out to the countries that are currently building their first nuclear plants and those planning, or in the process of adding to, their numbers are not aware of facts you are. ?

What these facts are I have no idea, but I imagine they have to considerably much better than the none facts you have provided here when comparing nuclear to wind. The 30 gigawatt ESB plan here to provide 6.3 Gigawatts, just for the offshore part, will cost a minimum of €83 Bn. repeated every 27 years. Poland just accepted Westinghouse`s bid of $31.3 Bn for 6.6 Gigawatts for a 60 year plant. 20% of the offshore section of the 30 Gigawatt wind plan. And that is without the unknown costs of hydrogen.

Neither have you shown anything to counter that, even as we are, our latest onshore strike price is basically the same for "the dreadful deal behind the world`s most expensive power plant" or that under this offshore plan that when compared to the average strike price for U.K. offshore the strike price here for consumers will be much higher again than "the dreadful deal".

I can see your pattern. The same as every other green`s. The belief that free money trees really do exist.

Criticising everything other than wind, yet still not able to put a price on your pattern in comparison to any other source.

17:30: Wind 630 MW of 7008 MW (8.9%), Interconnectors 1,266 MW (18%)

Wonder what the gas linepack is after a week of this, It is not displayed.

I would tend to agree, it should be assigned to the country that consumes the data. The same should be done for farm produce, thats what they do with oil products.