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Originally Posted by jamesqf
Sure, just as the people who build peaker plants & backup equipment get paid, even though their equipment may not be used very often. That's just a consequence of the mechanism of electric grids as they're currently implemented: there is not much storage out there.
It would seem that the sensible solution, long term, would be to quit whining about the nasty politicians forcing you to (gasp!) actually have clean air and such, and get off your butts and add some storage to the system.
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OK so peaker plant owners paid for nothing (as insurance) = good - agreed.
Renewables paid for nothing = er, what exactly ?
And that money could have paid for a nice, clean nuclear plant which would occupy about 9 square miles (3x3) somewhere remote next to the sea, and it would be reliable.
Our air has been nice and clean since the clean air act of the 1950s - no more London Pea-Souper fogs. It also extends to power plants so our air has been pretty good.
Ironically Biomass plants are excluded from the act as they cannot meet it, but they make less CO2 and therefore walk on water.
Oh hang on, why are
greenies taking uk.gov to court over air quality then ?
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Originally Posted by jamesqf
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Oh dear, you are about 30 years late on that one James old bean. More research needed.
