This isn't quite right actually. We buy wind power at a fixed price based on our contracts with the power companies. Sometimes, when demand is high and gas is expensive, this saves us lots of money (… (View Post)

That wind farm is so close to the major population centres in the NW I'm not sure BigG would enjoy lower prices, simply because there is so much demand in his area. Which is exactly how the system sh… (View Post)

It is not government policy to keep "keep electricity prices high". How would they even do that? They haven't increased taxes on them? They have even opened up the planning system for more … (View Post)

I think all of that is wrong. The main areas of carbon emissions we still need to resolve - heating buildings, domestic transport - already have off-the-shelf solutions. EVs and heat pumps (or other … (View Post)

FPT: any talk of aligning our motor vehicle standards with the US is going to be toxic in Europe/UK. The risk of death from being hit by a US-style pickup truck is around 200% higher than your standa… (View Post)