The Idiocy Of 'Green' Wind Farm' Electricity Generation

[cleefarqhuar]

The National Grid, it is today reported, has stated that businesses that use large amounts of electricity will be paid to switch off their electrical machinery in peak demand periods

This is necessary because the the combination of ‘Green’ and fossil- derived electrical energy is insufficient to meet the demand in winter time, and unless drastic measures such as this are employed, random electricity black-outs will occur in Britain. (electricity black-outs are a common features of third-world countries)

This problem basically arises because of under-investment in fossil-derived electricity because of over-investment in 'Green' energy. Wind farms are of course unpredictable in their reliability of electricity production because of the intermittency of wind. They require 100% back-up from fossil-derived electricity if they contribute any large fraction of the electricity demand. This 100% back-up is simply not available as coal-fired plants are closed down

All this would make sense if every country in the world agreed with the large-scale introduction of wind-powered electricity. They do not. Our major competitors reject the notion of reliance on expensive 'Green' energy and are actively vastly increasing their fossil -derived electricity

Not only does Britain's 'Green' policy put Britain at a severe commercial disadvantage in comparison to our competitors (our electricity costs a re very high in comparison to our competitors) but the 'Green' policy is nullified in its stated purpose of reducing CO2 pollution a the increase of CO2 by our competitors far outweighs any reduction of CO2 that Britain's 'Green' policies may bring about

We are witnessing irresponsible madness, a lunatic loony green madness applied by our government

[PancakeMix]

Tell us where you heard this please so that we can see which bits are real and which bits you have invented.

In the meantime here is the story as reported by the BBC:

National Grid is offering to pay companies to cut their electricity use in winter to prevent blackouts.

The firm, which runs Britain's supply network, is seeking customers who can cut consumption or switch to backup services during peak demand.

Demand is at its highest between 16:00 and 20:00 on winter weekdays, said National Grid.

The UK is facing a reduction in electricity generation as old plants shut and new ones are slow to start up.

Companies that agree to cut their use will receive a payment, National Grid said.

"It's our job as electricity system operator to make sure we've got all the right tools at our disposal to balance supply and demand on the electricity network, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year," said Peter Bingham, senior manager of National Grid's electricity market reform project.

Britain's energy regulator Ofgem, which gave the green light for National Grid's new balancing tools a few months ago, said it was confident the network operator would be able to keep households' lights on this winter.

National Grid is looking to save up to 330 megawatts (MW) of power demand capacity this winter.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27779815

[marchesarosa]

The necessity for this barmy plan is the inability of the grid to provide reliable peak load given the anti-CO2 regulations and intermittency of wind power. EU regulations have prevented the modernisation of older coal-fired plant and demanded the closure of others and the government has no plans for more gas fired plant and also a declining number of nuclear power stations. Hence the grid is at the mercy of intermittent wind with insufficient thermal power to cover windless days in winter. This means the government are paying companies a premium simply to AGREE to turn off their power should it be necessary and even more if they actually do so. This is the spiffing new wheaze to boost the Short Term Operating Reserve (STOR) which is a fancy way of saying the government has decided that thousands of filthy, dirty diesel generators round the land are a better idea to keep the lights on in winter than investing in reliable 24/7 and base load thermal power stations. This is the grotesque parody of an energy policy the renewables obsession has led to. Renewables troughers are growing fat while reliable thermal generators are out in the cold. No CO2 has been saved and in fact more will be emitted as a result of the diesel remedy for inadequate investment in reliable power generation. They call it a "balancing tool" but all it is is a panic stricken sticking plaster of a "policy" on a festering wound that will not be cured until the renewables idiocy ends.

[Emmsmum]

Jun 11, 2014 15:13:26 GMT marchesarosa said:

The necessity for this barmy plan

If you don't like what the government is doing then you could try voting for somebody else.If you don't vote because you are an "anarchist"(HA!)then your views don't count for shit,love

[marchesarosa]

Since ALL parties (with the exception of three MP's) voted to endorse the 2008 Climate Change Act there is NO CHOICE in the matters of Energy and Climate Change available to the UK voter. But surely you knew that?

[jean]

I guess they know something you don't.

[cleefarqhuar]

Jun 15, 2014 17:06:06 GMT jean said:

I guess they know something you don't.

There are too many people that profess to 'know' what in fact they hypothesise
AGW is a dogma - an expensive irresponsible dogma

[marchesarosa]

Too true,nay!