Britain Faces Energy Crisis, Engineers Warn – Green Isn’t Working(WHAT!)

wattsupwiththat.com ^ | 1/26/2016 | Anthony Watts

[rktman]

Energy bills will soar as green policies shut coal-fired power stations and cause an "electricity supply crisis", experts say. Prices will be forced up as the UK has to import more power, according to a report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers today. -Craig Woodhouse, The Sun, 26 January 2016

[rktman]

Uh, wouldn't that be an "electricity supply SHORTAGE crisis"? And, who knew that the lyin' king could not only cause US energy prices to "necessarily" skyrocket but even make the UK's prices soar as well. "Try to operate a coal fired power plant and you'll go bankrupt." Or some such words. Is there ANYTHING he doesn't know?

[DoughtyOne]

[henkster]

What, didn’t Parliament repeal the Laws of Thermodynamics?

[thackney]

Why excerpt a 2 paragraph blog and call it a news article?

Energy bills will soar as green policies shut coal-fired power stations and cause an “electricity supply crisis”, experts say. Prices will be forced up as the UK has to import more power, according to a report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers today. -Craig Woodhouse, The Sun, 26 January 2016

The UK is heading for a severe electricity supply crisis by 2025, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IME) is warning today. IME, which has more than 112,000 members in 140 countries says the closure of coal and nuclear plants would lead to a 40-55% shortfall amid growing demand. And the group’s new report - Engineering the UK Electricity Gap - also says plans to plug the gap by building combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plants are unrealistic as the UK would need about 30 of them in less than 10 years. IME head of energy and environment Jenifercorr Baxter, lead author of the document, said: “The UK is facing an electricity supply crisis. As the UK population rises and with the greater use of electricity use in transport and heating, it looks almost certain that electricity demand is going to rise.” -Keith Findlay, Energy Voice, 26 January 2016

[rktman]

I guess I could have gone the extra mile and gone to the actual article that at the bottom by going to the Energy Voice. But I didn’t. DOH!

[GOPJ]

If it takes MORE energy to make - it’s NOT green...

[GOPJ]

What, didn’t Parliament repeal the Laws of Thermodynamics?

It's never a good idea to give politicians this type of idea...

[gr8eman]

...the answer to everyone’s question is YES...they are too dumb to figure out electricity.

[moovova]

It's not the Greenies.

It's those funny looking little electric plugs they use in England. Too much electricity leaks out.

[sheik yerbouty]

Perhaps Charles The Insipid can excogitate..

[clearcarbon]

Here it comes again. Energy and resource rationing while importing new population without limit.

[GOPJ]

That has to be it... nothing else makes sense.