News from E+E Leader ⚡ National Grid is modernizing the UK’s electricity system with 3 new power links—and they want your input.

EGL3, EGL4, and EGL5 are critical to delivering clean, homegrown electricity… http://dlvr.it/TKrVRP #CleanEnergy #NationalGrid #Infrastructure #UKElectricity #GridUpgrade

Green and Yellow squeezing out the red again.

Nice

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Nice bit of solar today!!

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@gbnewsonline.bsky.social the energy price issue has been predictable for a long time. Successive governments in the 90s encouraged the dash for gas and privatised the nuclear stations as they closed down (they provided 20% of #UKelectricity).
Short term strategic decisions by politicians to blame.

UK Wind Farms Generate Just 0.1% of Electricity Amid Soaring Energy Prices Another cold day, another example of Red Ed's climate crusade proving to be a vanity project the UK can't afford. Over the last 18 hours, wind farms

At considerable cost both carboniferous and £££ the lights stay on this time ... just ... thanks to remaining domestic nuclear and imports of natural gas, woodchips and EU power.
Bananas.
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Blackouts near miss in tightest day in GB electricity market since 2011 - Watt-Logic Yesterday saw a blackout near miss in what turned out to be the tightest day the GB electricity market has seen since 2011. Wind power was 2.5 GW through the evening peak, solar was (obviously) zero a...

watt-logic.com/2025/01/09/b...
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Great Britain’s grid operator calls for extra electricity amid freezing weather Blackouts are not imminent, says Neso after asking power plant owners to increase generation to meet demand

#UKelectricity in special measures again.
Incompetent delusionals at the top.

UK Electricity Capacity Market Notice commence Wed 8th Jan 4.30pm. Transmission Demand and Operating Margin 44.7GW Capacity 44.9GW No additional capacity indicated.

Failing electricity grid forced for SECOND TIME this winter to issue capacity alert.
Estimates of estimates... And electric zinging miles ... And most expensive sources ... Accidents ... ££
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#UKelectricity #endofcoalpower