Ratcliffe, the UK's last coal power station, is about to power down for the last time π₯
It's got me reminiscing about all the times we were told this would cause blackouts
π much like we hear about phasing out gas for renewables today
It's got me reminiscing about all the times we were told this would cause blackouts
π much like we hear about phasing out gas for renewables today
Over years, there's been many headlines on coal & blackouts:
2013: "Britain faces going back to bad old days of blackouts as power stations close"
2015: "When coal power stops, how will Britainβs home fires keep burning?"
2018: "How will we keep the lights on without coal?"
2013: "Britain faces going back to bad old days of blackouts as power stations close"
2015: "When coal power stops, how will Britainβs home fires keep burning?"
2018: "How will we keep the lights on without coal?"
2020 "Why Britain still needs coal-fired power stations"
2024 "It would be madness to blow up our last coal-fired power station. We might need it to keep the lights on"
This week π³ "Britainβs last coal-fired power station is closing...energy cuts in 2028 are now a possibility"
2024 "It would be madness to blow up our last coal-fired power station. We might need it to keep the lights on"
This week π³ "Britainβs last coal-fired power station is closing...energy cuts in 2028 are now a possibility"
Scary stuff, right?
But the reality is πππ©π§ππ’π π¬πππ©πππ§ is behind most power cuts
& the last severe UK blackout was caused by lightning hitting the transmission infrastructure and causing a gas power plant & windfarm to go offline
But the reality is πππ©π§ππ’π π¬πππ©πππ§ is behind most power cuts
& the last severe UK blackout was caused by lightning hitting the transmission infrastructure and causing a gas power plant & windfarm to go offline
...nothing to do with increased uptake of renewables
National Grid Energy System Operator 'confident' it can manage a clean power grid
Q2 2024: we reached a new record of renewables generation at almost 52%
& renewables' share of generation is only going β¬οΈ
(π DESNZ)
National Grid Energy System Operator 'confident' it can manage a clean power grid
Q2 2024: we reached a new record of renewables generation at almost 52%
& renewables' share of generation is only going β¬οΈ
(π DESNZ)
Ratcliffe closing on the 30th is a π¬π§ success story overseen by Governments of all stripes
& shows other countries it can be done. We should continue setting this example in the clean power transition
& reminding ourselves that blackout scaremongering doesn't stop progress.
& shows other countries it can be done. We should continue setting this example in the clean power transition
& reminding ourselves that blackout scaremongering doesn't stop progress.
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