Last seen: Nov 22, 2025
1: I can't see how adding BESS sites like this can result in a fall in electricity prices. A 49.9MW storage site is basically a cash cow.The owners ...
The 2020 planning application is not the same as the one being discussed by the Council in 2025. The earlier proposal was at least five times larger...
It would be better to say "70GW of deliverable capacity" Assuming that there's no load shedding, the actual Demand peak in winter is about half of t...
Can I point the discussion to a transcript of Oral Evidence to the Commons Select Committee on ESNZ on 31st January 2025. One of the three witnesses...
As I read it, the protests were about the requirement for lots of new 400kV transmission towers to transfer the electricity to London. Those protest...
I echo those comments from @jamespa The media seems to report on what is currently happening, particularly when something hasn't worked out as hoped...
Erm... obtaining planning consent is rarely a problem for applications which are energy-based. Existing Planning Regulations are inadequate to addre...
Ian Rippin, CEO of MCS, gave oral evidence to the Select Committee on Energy in Feb'25,for which the transcript of oral evidence is available here.The...
The figures above already allow for that. Peak demand in the middle of winter is around 35GW.NESO wants 70GW of 'available generation/storage' in or...
The CEO of MCS has appeared before the Select Committee on several occasions already.
By 2030 both turbines at Hinkley-C will be running, which comes to 3.26GW Hydro is the highest level of renewable generation because it can be contr...
If you search for "Microgeneration Certification Scheme appointed by" there are lots of announcements since they ceased to be run by BEIS in 2018. A...
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RE: Boxt Heat Pump Installation Experience
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RE: Commencing on an ASHP Installation Process
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RE: Maintaining temperature on windy day
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RE: Don’t Install a Heat Pump Until You Read This
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