On Friday, November 28, 2014 10:23:53 PM UTC+13, soupdragon wrote:   
   > Adam Whyte-Settlar  wrote in   
   > news:394b65dc-4968-4015-b828-b080fc3f6d04@googlegroups.com:   
   >   
   > >   
   > > Renewable energy in Scotland from wind farms, hydro power plants and   
   > > other clean technologies provided the single largest source of   
   > > electricity to the country for the first time, in the first half of   
   > > 2014, new industry figures will show on Thursday.   
   > >   
   > > Analysis by the trade body Scottish Renewables shows that renewables   
   > > produced nearly one third more power than nuclear, coal or gas in the   
   > > first six months of the year, generating a record 10.4 terawatt hours   
   > > (TWh) during the six-month period.   
   >   
   > Largely because two major power stations, one coal and one nuclear and both   
   > base load providers, were offline for routine maintenance and, as was   
   > pointed out on R Scotland by a professor in Strathclyde University's Dept   
   > of Electrical Eng, renewables still can't provide base load and will never   
   > be anything other than additional as storage is its not possible, with the   
   > exception of limited hydro, to store their energy. In response, a silly   
   > man from Scottish Renewables said they could store it in batteries, like   
   > those used in laptop computers. Really? The same professor suggested   
   > thorium reactors were a far more realistic route to securing energy needs   
   > long terms with the benefits of low carbon emmissions and low waste risks.   
      
   I don't disagree - since I too am an EEE, but if you can get 20%-30% off   
   renewables then why not.   
      
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