Wind_Energy's_Absurd

Based in Scotland, standing up against the injustice and lunacy of British wind energy policy
and laughing at those who implement it.
War is declared

[Wind_Energy's_Absurd @Real_BWEA]

We looked for an image depicting as many disbenefits of wind as possible. We couldn't find one, so we made our own. Feel free to RT.

[Wind_Energy's_Absurd @Real_BWEA]

@KathrynPorter26 What we have just posted on our fb page.

[Wind_Energy's_Absurd @Real_BWEA]

@7Kiwi Part of what we said yesterday:

'It's never wise to use lawyers to try to retrieve your reputation if you, and they, use specious argument, resulting in what can only be described as 'being hoist by your own petard'.

[Wind_Energy's_Absurd @Real_BWEA]

Our take on Miliband's speech to the Labour conference.

[Kathryn Porter @KathrynPorter26]

I was recently a guest on The Truth Contract podcast, here...

https://t.co/BuryQQhnOY

[Kathryn Porter @KathrynPorter26]

I had fun on the @electricianspod podcast the other day...

https://t.co/6mtAV9Gxd1

[Kathryn Porter @KathrynPorter26]

I was delighted to appear on the @triggerpod. We covered a lot of ground...

[Wind_Energy's_Absurd @Real_BWEA]

Such an excellent interview.

[Kathryn Porter @KathrynPorter26]

I was delighted to join the Wolfe Power Club podcast this week talking about the costs of net zero
@WolfePowerClub

https://t.co/1qQioVzycQ

[Communities B4 Power Companies @CB4PCjustsayno]

Hosted by local community councils for ALL.
Lets fill this venue like the the first time.
@RossjournoClark @NetZeroWatch
@GillianMSP @ScotGovFM @_KateForbes @mgshanks @Ed_Miliband @STVNews @BBCScotlandNews @Jamie4North @Ruraidh_Stewart @AJABurnett @HighlandCouncil @fincarson

[Wind_Energy's_Absurd @Real_BWEA]

@WimDool @VattenfallNL And a lot more besides; but this was, comparatively, an old image.

[Wind_Energy's_Absurd @Real_BWEA]

@Fenbeagle Not to Starmer, he hasn't been 🤣

[Wind_Energy's_Absurd @Real_BWEA]

@aNorthernGarden @mwt2008 @mattwridley @DailyMail No, we don't think we have. Thanks for the info. His 'debunking' of Matt Ridley's piece did give us a laugh last night.

[Wind_Energy's_Absurd @Real_BWEA]

@staylorish And imagine, in the event of independence, as was stated in 2012 would be the case, that subsidy costs, current and legacy, were to be paid purely by Scottish consumers.

[Wind_Energy's_Absurd @Real_BWEA]

@aNorthernGarden @mwt2008 @mattwridley @DailyMail The bit which did it for us was he said that Matt Ridley had quoted 2030 offshore predicted figure of £38/MWh but that was in 2012 prices. No, it wasn't. The CCC explicitly stated it in 2023 prices in its 7th Carbon Budget.

[Wind_Energy's_Absurd @Real_BWEA]

@NetZeroWatch @EdwardJDavey Reckless, and a flip-flopper, too:

2012/13: ' “I love shale gas, fracking is not the evil thing that some people make it out to be.” (Ed Davey)

[David Turver @7Kiwi]

Absolute cobblers. The base costs of existing renewables are more expensive than gas (even with a carbon tax). Then add on the £32/MWh to cover grid balancing and backup and even new renewables are much more expensive. Net Zero is increasing our bills. Link to detail in reply.

[Wind_Energy's_Absurd @Real_BWEA]

Such an important document from CB4PC.

[Communities B4 Power Companies @CB4PCjustsayno]

https://t.co/Hcb9EtC0MC
@_KateForbes @DLumsden_MSP @Jamie4North @highlandcouncil @PressandJournal @GillianMSP @ScotGovFM

[Kathryn Porter @KathrynPorter26]

@Ed_Miliband is as bad. He keeps saying renewables are cheap when they are clearly more expensive than gas fired generation

The most recent offshore wind subsidy was 13% higher than the gas based wholesale power price

Renewables backup costs are going up

Renewables curtailment costs going up

Renewables connection costs going up

Renewables balancing costs going up

[Wind_Energy's_Absurd @Real_BWEA]

A stunningly good, factual and concise mythbusting report which we have had the pleasure of highlighting today.

[Kathryn Porter @KathrynPorter26]

This evening my latest report: "The true affordability of net zero", was launched at an event hosted by The Lord Offord of Garvel, Shadow Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero in the House of Lords.

The event was attended by MPs, Peers and members of the energy community as well as the press. It’s the first time a report of mine has received quite so much attention, and it was great to see so many people there (thank you to everyone who came!)

The costs of net zero are a hot topic. While @Ed_Miliband repeats over and over that renewables are cheap and gas is the reason for our high power prices, this report demonstrates that these claims are simply untrue.

While gas prices undeniably set the wholesale price of electricity, this is only c 40% of what we pay in our bills. Gas prices are falling while the costs of renewables are rising. The most recent subsidy round, AR6 saw offshore wind price around £10 /MWh higher than the average day ahead wholesale electricity price in 2024.

An even that wasn't enough with @Orsted cancelling its Hornsea 4 project saying it was uneconomic.

It's time for a more honest debate about the true costs of net zero. I hope this report can inform some of that discussion.

#netzero #renewables #energycosts

https://t.co/bXOkQ8Uj30

[Wind_Energy's_Absurd @Real_BWEA]

@KathrynPorter26 How we've introduced the report this morning. '..factual, concise, easy to understand (belying the extraordinary amount of work and knowledge which has gone into it).
Thank you, Kathryn.