Well done wind

[noseall]

We don't see the advantage of that, our prices are still hideously high wherever it comes from.

Compared to where?

 

[Highway Man]

Compared to where?

Shut up for god sake.

 

[noseall]

Shut up for god sake.

It wasn't a difficult question. Was it...?

 

[Highway Man]

It wasn't a difficult question. Was it...?

when do you benefit from cheap French electric?

 

[noseall]

when do you benefit from cheap French electric?

Eh? Is that your answer?

 

[Highway Man]

Eh? Is that your answer?

Yes

 

[Ivor Windybottom]

Nonsense. Adding more wind turbines just increases the amount going into the grid.

Wait... do you think "the grid" is made of elastic, that it somehow absorbs the surplus to save for later?!

It partly does, to a very very tiny degree. But otherwise you have to be generating when it's needed.

"The grid" can only move power, it's just cables. It's not some sort of magic power-cloud.

 

[Lirefighter]

I Know that some on here considered it racist to notice patterns, but here's a chart for you anyways.
Thoughts?

 

[diy_fun_uk]

A prof from Oxford was on the telly box today. He says our energy bills will come down ... around 2045. Something to do with agreements/contracts the government is entering into that tie things to certain prices for the next 20 years.

I've not fact checked this, however he mentioned more than once that it's disingenuous for government and the green lobby to say renewables will mean cheaper bills.

tbh I never believed them anyway. They need to keep the tax coffers brimming so we'd be fools to think costs for our good/services are ever going to trend downwards. Certainly not in the short to medium term.

 

[Brigadier]

It wasn't a difficult question. Was it...?

It was if the respondent was making it up because they were "playing the man", rather than "playing the ball"

 

[JohnD]

Shut up for god sake.

Looks like an attempt to prevent reasoned discussion.

 

[Ivor Windybottom]

A prof from Oxford was on the telly box today. He says our energy bills will come down ... around 2045.

These long-term promised dates for anything are usually a date that happens to be just beyond the retirement date of the person saying it.

The whole getting rid of petrol cars promise was one. We're rapidly approaching that promised date, it's obvious it's not going to happen but nobody wants to be the one to say it.

All lies.

The whole eco thing is a massive industry. Just like any other, it has vested interests, sponsors uni research programmes that tend to conclude in favour of those paying the bills etc etc. There's a chance it's all wonderful, but it's likely it's just good old fashioned capitalism doing its thing.

 

[Odds]

These long-term promised dates for anything are usually a date that happens to be just beyond the retirement date of the person saying it.

The whole getting rid of petrol cars promise was one. We're rapidly approaching that promised date, it's obvious it's not going to happen but nobody wants to be the one to say it.

All lies.

The whole eco thing is a massive industry. Just like any other, it has vested interests, sponsors uni research programmes that tend to conclude in favour of those paying the bills etc etc. There's a chance it's all wonderful, but it's likely it's just good old fashioned capitalism doing its thing.

I always thought it was a government target rather than a promise.

 

[Ivor Windybottom]

I always thought it was a government target rather than a promise.

What would be the significance of one word or the other?

 

[Highway Man]

Looks like an attempt to prevent reasoned discussion.

You can't reason with Niseall he just repeats silly questions and why I and others mainly ignore him.