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by youngtaff 53 days ago
> The UK does not have a good, cheap solution plentiful cheap electric in the next decade or two, so any major increase in demand will mean even higher costs.

Of course it does… the UK has tariffs that change by electricity demand and supply capacity

As we build out more renewables there will be more times of excess supply and hence cheaper electricity during these times

The buildout of battery storage and north-south inter-connectors will reduce this fluctuation but it’ll still be there

Over time the UK is going to switch it’s pattern of electricity consumption

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The old "cheaper electricity is coming due to renewables, any day now"

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