Wind is main source of UK electricity for first time

Re:Wind is main source of UK electricity for first time by throwaway22032 on Thursday May 11, 2023 @06:32PM (#35909237)

I'd just whack the wood burner on. It makes sense for people to have a backup.

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Re:Wind is main source of UK electricity for first time by sgt101 on Friday May 12, 2023 @04:31AM (#35913506)

TBF that's not an option in London, or in apartments.

But - other comments have noted, some backup generation capability that use less green resources should be acceptable for such rare contingencies.

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Re:Wind is main source of UK electricity for first time by throwaway22032 on Friday May 12, 2023 @06:25AM (#35914272)

I live in London and used mine in the winter, gas prices were insane.

Probably a good half of our homes have fireplaces and chimneys.

It's not cost effective for everyone to have a wood burner but if only a small percentage used them on the cold days we'd be fine.

People obsess a bit about pollution, as a response to rare events it's fine.

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