Later today Britain’s last remaining coal-fired power station will shut down, bringing to a close 142 years of power generation that began when the world’s first coal-fired power station, at 57 Holborn Viaduct in London, started operation on 12th January 1882.
When I created https://grid.iamkate.com in 2012, coal accounted for 40% of Britain’s power generation. It was overtaken by gas in 2015, nuclear and wind in 2016, and solar in 2019. As I write this, wind is producing 40% of Britain’s power.
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@kate if wind is producing 40%, why aren't our bills 40% lower?! 🙂
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@meatlotion @kate Wind turbines cost money to build and maintain, with ongoing investment needed to further expand renewable energy sources is why 😉
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@wiredfire @meatlotion @kate also AFAIK worn out wind turbine blades are a pain to safely dispose of
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@wolf480pl @meatlotion @kate I’ve heard that too. Seen the odd interesting project finding ways to re-use the blades as something else but that’s going to be a growing issue that will need a sensible solution. Granted that’s a small problem compared to storing nuclear waste or choking our atmosphere but still.
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@wiredfire @meatlotion @kate tbh I wouldn't be so sure vs nuclear waste - I'd expect them to be much smaller in terms mass and expecially volume, but I don't have the numbers at hand.
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@wolf480pl nuclear waste is physically going to be smaller most likely but much much harder to store safely.
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