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Old 09-06-2017, 03:29 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Xist View Post
How are they going to generate all of that electricity?
Scotland has Hydro electricity, wind farms springing up all over the place, tidal installations and increasing solar installations. We also have two nuclear power stations (the UK government builds them in Scotland for safety reasons!). With a population of 6 million (only twice that of Chicago) Scotland is a net exporter of electricity, transferring an average of 3.5 GW over the border to England.

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