▲ 153 ▼ The UK Grid is currently 80% renewable energy (and 10% nuclear) (feddit.uk) submitted 1 year ago by AcesFullOfKings@feddit.uk to c/energy@feddit.uk 11 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 4 points 1 year ago (2 children) So why do we need more nuclear then? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] AcesFullOfKings@feddit.uk [S] 24 points 1 year ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] jabjoe@feddit.uk 7 points 1 year ago We don't have time for nuclear and it's not cost effective. More renewable and more batteries is cheaper and quicker and already happening. Last year, gas was 29.7% and wind was 30.1%, gas will be down again looking back a year from now. https://grid.iamkate.com/ permalink fedilink source parent [–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 4 points 1 year ago (2 children) How far off of this being normal are we? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] wewbull@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago 20% of last year we were below 100g/kWh. That was up from 14.5% the year before. So, every year it's becoming more and more common. The 2030 target is to be below that level averaged over the year. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jabjoe@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago Look at : https://grid.iamkate.com/ permalink fedilink source parent [–] wewbull@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago It's not that uncommon. Last year we were below 100g/kWh (the 2030 target) for about 20% of the time. We averaged 83g today. Chart from mygridgb.co.uk Look over the last 12 months and you'll see renewables are 30% over the year. 30% Gas, 15% Nuclear and 10% Biomass. The rest is imported from France (mostly Nuclear) and Norway (Hydro). This year should see another 3GW of wind start up at Dogger Bank, with similar amount scheduled for the next couple of years. This will be more and more common. permalink fedilink source parent [–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca -4 points 1 year ago Nukes are the more efficient future; batteries and sunlight is the near-term solution, with sunlight/wind and pumped reserve (backing the hydro) in the middle. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] AcesFullOfKings@feddit.uk [S] 24 points 1 year ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] jabjoe@feddit.uk 7 points 1 year ago We don't have time for nuclear and it's not cost effective. More renewable and more batteries is cheaper and quicker and already happening. Last year, gas was 29.7% and wind was 30.1%, gas will be down again looking back a year from now. https://grid.iamkate.com/ permalink fedilink source parent [–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 4 points 1 year ago (2 children) How far off of this being normal are we? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] wewbull@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago 20% of last year we were below 100g/kWh. That was up from 14.5% the year before. So, every year it's becoming more and more common. The 2030 target is to be below that level averaged over the year. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jabjoe@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago Look at : https://grid.iamkate.com/ permalink fedilink source parent [–] wewbull@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago It's not that uncommon. Last year we were below 100g/kWh (the 2030 target) for about 20% of the time. We averaged 83g today. Chart from mygridgb.co.uk Look over the last 12 months and you'll see renewables are 30% over the year. 30% Gas, 15% Nuclear and 10% Biomass. The rest is imported from France (mostly Nuclear) and Norway (Hydro). This year should see another 3GW of wind start up at Dogger Bank, with similar amount scheduled for the next couple of years. This will be more and more common. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jabjoe@feddit.uk 7 points 1 year ago We don't have time for nuclear and it's not cost effective. More renewable and more batteries is cheaper and quicker and already happening. Last year, gas was 29.7% and wind was 30.1%, gas will be down again looking back a year from now. https://grid.iamkate.com/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 4 points 1 year ago (2 children) How far off of this being normal are we? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] wewbull@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago 20% of last year we were below 100g/kWh. That was up from 14.5% the year before. So, every year it's becoming more and more common. The 2030 target is to be below that level averaged over the year. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jabjoe@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago Look at : https://grid.iamkate.com/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago 20% of last year we were below 100g/kWh. That was up from 14.5% the year before. So, every year it's becoming more and more common. The 2030 target is to be below that level averaged over the year. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jabjoe@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago Look at : https://grid.iamkate.com/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago It's not that uncommon. Last year we were below 100g/kWh (the 2030 target) for about 20% of the time. We averaged 83g today. Chart from mygridgb.co.uk Look over the last 12 months and you'll see renewables are 30% over the year. 30% Gas, 15% Nuclear and 10% Biomass. The rest is imported from France (mostly Nuclear) and Norway (Hydro). This year should see another 3GW of wind start up at Dogger Bank, with similar amount scheduled for the next couple of years. This will be more and more common. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca -4 points 1 year ago Nukes are the more efficient future; batteries and sunlight is the near-term solution, with sunlight/wind and pumped reserve (backing the hydro) in the middle. permalink fedilink source parent
