Re:EU lawmakers approve effective 2035 ban on new fossil fue...
by DrBazza on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @09:51AM
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> The grid is not being upgraded and electricity production is not keeping up
Agreed. We need, charitably, a 25% increase in electricity generation, and we're not getting that. We're getting "(shouts) more wind turbines!!!" and "(whispers) we've just turned off a 250MW gas power station".
EVs are going to be biggest single "new user" of electricity in decades and are going to be a huge drag on the network.
Agreed. We need, charitably, a 25% increase in electricity generation, and we're not getting that. We're getting "(shouts) more wind turbines!!!" and "(whispers) we've just turned off a 250MW gas power station".
EVs are going to be biggest single "new user" of electricity in decades and are going to be a huge drag on the network.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Grid_(Great_Britain)#...