tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post1378482701580676701..comments2024-03-14T12:42:51.995+00:00Comments on Chris Whiteside's Blog: Energy PolicyChris Whitesidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888720969479013951noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post-70379127167520674522017-05-20T17:07:00.330+01:002017-05-20T17:07:00.330+01:00Why make electric when it can be bought more cheap...Why make electric when it can be bought more cheaply:<br />Profits at National Grid rose 6pc to £4.1bn last year as the company benefited from Britain importing cheaper power from France.<br /><br />The utility giant, which manages Britain's gas and electricity networks, said that a "strong performance" from the French interconnector cable contributed to the rise in group adjusted operating profits, which was in line with analysts' expectations.<br />So said the Daily Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/05/19/national-grid-profits-rise-as-uk-imports-cheap-french-power/Derek Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post-41969244276889296762013-07-10T00:06:45.560+01:002013-07-10T00:06:45.560+01:00I'm all in favour of saving electricity and po...I'm all in favour of saving electricity and power use as well as providing more capacity.Chris Whitesidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888720969479013951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post-22101789234547140822013-07-08T16:01:27.890+01:002013-07-08T16:01:27.890+01:00Here is a better plan than the diesel gennys.
MY ...Here is a better plan than the diesel gennys.<br /><br />MY SUPERB ALTERNATIVE.<br /><br />You know those pointless systems cars have these days like the stupid lights the EU insisted should be fitted on every car, the ones which tell you at totally the wrong times to change up or down a gear? The ones that want you to accelerate up clints hill for example from 35 MPH in 6th gear, Or that want you to be in 4th when doing 15 mph on ice, as well as the stupid “Risk of ice” system, that one that tells you there is a risk of ice on the road, when you get away after you have just spent 15 minutes scraping Ice from the windows. <br /><br />Well I figure to power those systems will require on average 1 Watt hour per week.<br />So I figure instead if we disconnect those things and each use our car once a week and put 1 Watt into the Grid using the alternator instead, then with Britain's 31 million cars, (31MW hours) each week. Then that is the equivalent of, 1.24 Gigawatts, per month. It only took 1.21 GW to send Michael J Fox back to future. :o)<br />Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00373005279697295131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post-63880255347045483892013-07-08T15:21:33.020+01:002013-07-08T15:21:33.020+01:00Maybe you could also have mentioned ways in which ...Maybe you could also have mentioned ways in which the end user can minimize consumption. Technology exists whereby energy usage in new build houses can be reduced to a fraction of more traditional build houses. Maybe the cynic in me sees a conflict with minimal energy usage(small bills) and share prices of our energy supply oligopoly ! Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post-77596074715953687132013-07-08T15:18:18.818+01:002013-07-08T15:18:18.818+01:00The government plan seems to be to keep building w...The government plan seems to be to keep building windfarms and back them up with diesel generators (great)<br /><br />Booker seems to think so, and Dr North elaborates on this plan in great detail.<br />http://www.eureferendum.com/images/000a%20Booker-006%20STOR.jpgJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00373005279697295131noreply@blogger.com