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hunter

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3. The hybrid gas / wind power system the U.K. enthusiastically embraced...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Sep 29, 2024, 06:07 PM

Sep 2024

... to replace coal will do nothing in the long run to reduce the total amount of greenhouse gasses they dump into the atmosphere.

Last year about 32% of their electricity came from gas, 29% from wind.

https://app.electricitymaps.com/zone/GB

If the U.K. wants to quit fossil fuels entirely they'll need to build more nuclear power plants. Nuclear power is the only energy resource capable of displacing fossil fuels entirely.

Wind power is dependent on fossil fuels, especially natural gas, for it's economic viability.

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The hybrid gas / wind power system the U.K. enthusiastically embraced... hunter Sep 2024 #3