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Re:Eon Switches All U.K. Customers to Renewable Power by mytailorisrich on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @06:27AM (#20390405)
It goes back to where the tree extracted it from: atmosphere.

That's why it is usually considered carbon neutral.

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Re:Eon Switches All U.K. Customers to Renewable Power by ljf on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @07:28AM (#20390733)
True - but the management, production and transport of the wood pellets that go on to be burnt, produces more co2.

Plus burning stuff isn't that great a way to make power, especially wood - if you have ever tried to heat a house with wood verses a coal fire you'll understand.

Right now the wood pellets are just a way to skirt the rules - I doubt they'll be part of the mix for long, as solar/wind drops in price, along with cheap and reliable storage.

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