Britain’s last coal-fired electricity plant closes, ending 142 years of coal power in the UK https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/britains-last-coal-fired-electricity-plant-closes-ending-142-years-of-coal-power-in-the-uk Posted by Fox_9810
Adorable_Pee_Pee on October 1, 2024 9:08 pm Britain has the most expensive electricity in the developed world. We import wood from North America to burn in [renewable energy power plants](https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/11/burning-imported-wood-in-drax-power-plant-doesnt-make-sense-says-kwarteng) that are brought across in oil burning ocean liners and are subsidised at £1 million a day. Meanwhile china [produces more Co2 than all the developed countries combined](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-57018837.amp)
juanito_f90 on October 1, 2024 9:21 pm Don’t worry, we’ll continue importing energy from France and their nuclear plants and Norway and their oil plants. On top of that, Grid are seriously considering investing in HV cables from Morocco to buy more electricity. Why we don’t have tidal plants all around the coast of our island nation is a mystery. Tides are reliable and predictable, unlike wind or solar.
chin_waghing on October 1, 2024 10:48 pm Ooh yay, can’t wait for energy prices to go up even more because the wind changed direction this week
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Britain has the most expensive electricity in the developed world. We import wood from North America to burn in [renewable energy power plants](https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/11/burning-imported-wood-in-drax-power-plant-doesnt-make-sense-says-kwarteng) that are brought across in oil burning ocean liners and are subsidised at £1 million a day. Meanwhile china [produces more Co2 than all the developed countries combined](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-57018837.amp)
Don’t worry, we’ll continue importing energy from France and their nuclear plants and Norway and their oil plants.
On top of that, Grid are seriously considering investing in HV cables from Morocco to buy more electricity.
Why we don’t have tidal plants all around the coast of our island nation is a mystery. Tides are reliable and predictable, unlike wind or solar.
Ooh yay, can’t wait for energy prices to go up even more because the wind changed direction this week