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Old Posted Oct 7, 2021, 9:40 AM
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I haven’t a clue. I also expect it’s impossible to get separate stats for London versus the country as a whole.

In 2016:
  • Gas: 40.2%
    Nuclear: 20.1%
    Wind: 10.6%
    Coal: 8.6%
    Bio-Energy: 8.4%
    Solar: 2.8%
    Hydroelectric: 1.5%
    Oil and other: 7.8%
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Old Posted Jul 15, 2022, 1:43 AM
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Québec is over 99% renewable.

94% is hydro, with the balance being mostly wind.
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Saw this graphic in my news feed and thought it was pretty interesting.


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Atlanta area is hard to exactly define sources, but GA is about 75% natural gas and nuclear. The remaining 25% is a mix of renewable with about 12% hydro. Georgia Power has been building the only new nuclear plants in the US for the past decade with enormous delays and cost overruns in the $Billions. They were expected to be online last year and maybe one will be online in a few months.
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Old Posted Jan 15, 2023, 9:37 PM
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the nerd in me is excited to see vogtle 3 and 4 come online - the last few remaining coal plants in GA will shut down shortly thereafter, within the next few years https://www.utilitydive.com/news/geo...al-ash/627897/

there are some fairly massive solar farms going up in central georgia - we've got about 4.5GW of solar generation here, 7th in the nation https://www.seia.org/state-solar-policy/georgia-solar with the biggest farm at 300MW down in bainbridge. the closest farm to atlanta is probably twiggs near macon at 200MW, but there are a few others nearby
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Old Posted Jan 16, 2023, 3:26 AM
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I have solar, but my unincorporated area gets its power from the world's largest geothermal field known as The Geysers. It produces about 20% of California's renewable energy.
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This is power generation in BC for electricity.

Overwhelmingly hydroelectric.

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^ I mean, where would BC get water to power their grid?
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Old Posted Jan 16, 2023, 7:17 PM
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I have solar, but my unincorporated area gets its power from the world's largest geothermal field known as The Geysers. It produces about 20% of California's renewable energy.
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So you're not connected to the grid?
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So you're not connected to the grid?
I am, but I generally don't draw from it and any excess gets sent into the grid for a fee.
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I am, but I generally don't draw from it and any excess gets sent into the grid for a fee.
Nice. Been thinking about doing this.

Looking into solar/battery and time of use pricing and all that.
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Nice. Been thinking about doing this.

Looking into solar/battery and time of use pricing and all that.
I totally suggest getting solar, but it depends on location. There's a break-even for sunny days which I think is around 250 days or something, but not sure. It doesn't rain in CA during the summer generally and that's when a huge chunk of power is generated. You'd have to discuss it with the install company, but solar is supposed to be cheaper now.
I looked into a battery but it was too expensive (my place came with solar), so I had to settle with getting a generator + switch for PSPS events.
PSPS event = Public Safety Power Shutoff
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There isn’t a breakdown by city/region in the UK as the grid all comes under a single pooled network. Historically the UK grid was focused on coal which then migrated over to gas with the opening up of the North Sea fields. Over the past decade or two, there has been another shift, this time to renewables, and specifically offshore wind power. The UK has really focused on offshore wind, with 7 of the world’s top 10 operational wind farms are off the coast of the UK with the future 3rd, 4th and 5th largest in the world coming online this year and next. The target is to have 50GW generated by offshore wind by 2030 which would be enough to power every household in the UK. Images sourced from National Grid Live: https://grid.iamkate.com



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