For all the "we'll ruin our economy/lifestyle" BS I would say consumers could cut 25% of gas use without noticing. Anyone that thinks otherwise should go and see the impoverished lifestyles they live in Denmark without being dicks that drives 250m to the shops.
the biggest help is the half a dozen new FSRUs and Russia selling it's gas at a massive discount so it is black marketed into the EU from the balkans creating a huge glut of gas supply
you don't just use gas for electricity, you use it for central heating and you can't switch a population to electric boilers over night that work off coal power plants
nice try at the lazy narrative though
looking forward to your follow up "but I'm not a Tory" post
coal use in electricity generation is negligible in the UK nowadays
In 2023, gas continued to play an important role in providing most of the electricity across Great Britain, but to achieve our zero-carbon ambitions we must continue to utilise more renewables to generate electricity. In 2023, we hit some vital milestones to achieving this:
Gas was our largest fuel source in 2023, but our use of gas was the lowest it’s been since 2015.
December 2023 was the 15th month in a row where zero-carbon generation produced more than fossil fuel generation, showcasing our growing use of zero-carbon electricity.
We’ve reduced coal’s involvement in our generation mix by over 97% since 2013. Coal was responsible for just 1% of generation in 2023. In 2018, coal represented 5.1% of electricity produced, and 39.6% in 2013 - illustrating the significant reduction that is taking place.
Electricity from wind turbines has continued to grow in its contribution to the operation of the national network and accounted for 29.4% of electricity generation. On 10 January we broke the first wind record of the year, with wind generating over 21.6GW, and on 21 December we achieved a new maximum wind record of 21.8GW between 8 – 8:30am.
The highest share of wind in the generation mix was on 19 November between 4:30 — 5am, at 69%.
Across 2023, zero-carbon electricity sources played a vital role in the generation mix, with over 50% of electricity coming from these sources in January, July, and October. Use of fossil fuels continues to decline, with a new low fossil record of 1503MW of electricity being generated on 28 December at 2pm.
In addition to new wind records, on 20 April we achieved the highest ever solar generation record at 10.971GW.
Overall, zero carbon sources outperformed traditional fossil fuel generation in 2023 by providing 51% of the electricity used this year, compared to 32% from gas and 1% from coal stations.
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For all the "we'll ruin our economy/lifestyle" BS I would say consumers could cut 25% of gas use without noticing. Anyone that thinks otherwise should go and see the impoverished lifestyles they live in Denmark without being dicks that drives 250m to the shops.
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agreed
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Suck our fat one Putin!
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The biggest help though has been all the coal fired power stations they have recommissioned.
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AmItheSucker17 Jan 24 19:28
The biggest help though has been all the coal fired power stations they have recommissioned.
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no it's not
the biggest help is the half a dozen new FSRUs and Russia selling it's gas at a massive discount so it is black marketed into the EU from the balkans creating a huge glut of gas supply
you don't just use gas for electricity, you use it for central heating and you can't switch a population to electric boilers over night that work off coal power plants
nice try at the lazy narrative though
looking forward to your follow up "but I'm not a Tory" post
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So youre saying the OP is full of shit?
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Sumo talking his normal gibberish.
Massive influx of LPG into Europe is the game-changer, not a bit of ‘black market supplies’ through Ruritania…
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AmItheSucker17 Jan 24 20:34
So youre saying the OP is full of shit?
Marshall Hall17 Jan 24 20:50
Sumo talking his normal gibberish.
Massive influx of LPG into Europe is the game-changer, not a bit of ‘black market supplies’ through Ruritania…
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I'd have thought you meatshields would at least google what an FSRU is before you went full "scotch indie band"
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Have a look at US LNG exports....
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YearofthePig19 Jan 24 12:01
Have a look at US LNG exports....
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and if you previously relied on pipeline gas but now rely on imports by sea you need......?
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yes, it's mostly to do with LNG and wind
coal use in electricity generation is negligible in the UK nowadays
https://www.nationalgrideso.com/news/britains-electricity-explained-2023-review#:~:text=We've%20reduced%20coal's%20involvement,reduction%20that%20is%20taking%20place.
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