Justin Rowlatt’s Renewables Disinformation
JUNE 18, 2024
By Paul Homewood
Justin Rowlatt caught misleading the public again!
That’s what Reform UK claims, and says it’s why it plans to scrap all subsidies for renewable energy projects.
The calculation isn’t as straightforward as you might think, though.
The cost of a unit of power from a new solar or wind project is lower than the cost from a new gas generator, according to government figures
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But there are other factors that need to be taken into account.
Renewable power is intermittent. The electricity system needs a source of backup power for when the sun isn’t shining, or the wind isn’t blowing – gas power stations or batteries, for example.
Calculating how much that will cost will depend on all sorts of factors including the future price of gas and the cost of electricity storage facilities.
That’s not all. We all experienced how energy prices spiked after Russia invaded Ukraine. That represents a serious cost to the economy too, says the Office of Budget Responsibility
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