Re:Cadbury ‘pushing orangutans towards extinction by wreckin...
by pjc50 on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @12:42PM
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Nuclear is not a cheap source of energy these days; the strike price for Hinkley Point C is higher than that offered to most wind farms.
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Re:Cadbury ‘pushing orangutans towards extinction by wreckin...
by _Tev on Thursday November 15, 2018 @08:03AM
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Look at the guarranteed price of electricity from those wind farms.
Re:Cadbury ‘pushing orangutans towards extinction by wreckin...
by pjc50 on Thursday November 15, 2018 @10:10AM
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41220948
Two firms said they were willing to build offshore wind farms for a guaranteed price of £57.50 per megawatt hour for 2022-23.
This compares with the new Hinkley Point C nuclear plant securing subsidies of £92.50 per megawatt hour.