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Comment #48591808
For UK specific electricity costs I'd recommend looking at https://www.electricitybills.uk/ The UK is a grid that is adding lots of renewables and building some nuclear plants, so …
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Comment #48509842
Since the article is about Renault, I wanted to mention their EVs use motors with no rare-earth metals. https://www.renaultgroup.com/en/magazine/energy-and-powertra...
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Comment #48403407
My earlier comment was too ambiguous. Those that spend money on generating capacity in the US get it. > As of April 1, 2026, renewable energy’s share of total US utility-scale (>1 …
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Comment #48402300
Quercitin + Bromelain has also helped my nasal polyps. The biggest improvement has been my ability to breath at night through my nose which has really improved my sleep. Copilot re…
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Comment #48400099
The USA get's it. Trump doesn't. Texas is a the leader in wind and solar in the US. Compare generation stats for yesterday between 2021 and 2026 on the Texas grid (ERCOT) * 2021 - …
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Comment #48226237
> Alternatively, just don't run Waymo operations during flood/flash flood warnings. FTA > the company said that it shipped an update to its fleet that placed “restrictions at times…
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Comment #48041774
If you prefer a text and graphs to a video take a look at https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/indias-electrotech-...
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Comment #48025415
This is a good site for seeing the differents UK models, and their prices, that are on the market or coming onto the market. These are all models under £20,000 - https://ev-databas…
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Comment #48025206
As a companion to this article these pages have good charts and data: The road to electric - in charts and data - https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/electric-cars/choosing/road-to-e... El…
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Comment #47941700
I look at https://www.energydashboard.co.uk/live as well. I prefer the stacked graphs.
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Comment #47937404
I've always wanted to know what makes up the cost of electricity in the UK and this is an excellent breakdown, with the website linking to a google sheet containing the data.
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Comment #47892674
My understanding in this case the social media company is liable for allowing a child to access social media. So is not a crime for a child to use social media. > Children cannot b…
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Comment #47602868
I'd argue it already is. Only 7% of electricity generating capacity being added in 2026 will be natural gas. > Solar power makes up 51% of the planned 2026 capacity additions, foll…
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Comment #47404305
This comment prompted me to find out about colour filters for mac os. I enabled the red/green filter, which made it easier to see the differences on the site, however the downside …
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Comment #46981322
The bull case is solar and batteries are only going to get cheaper so the speed of the transition will increase. * Australia's renewables generation increased from 13.7% in 2015 to…
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Comment #46734826
On https://european-alternatives.eu/about the listing criteria state: > The company is based in an EU, EEA, EFTA, or DCFTA member country or in the UK. but > For hosting providers:…
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Comment #46734110
I think in this case it's because LDES can't compete in the UK energy market, but it's a capability that needs to be developed, so this scheme address that by providing a guarantee…
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Comment #46724643
Regarding long term storage keep an eye on the UK's Cap and Floor scheme which offers guaranteed revenues to long term storage technologies [1]. Page 7 of https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/…
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Comment #46724557
Battery revenues are shifting away from stabilisation now from https://cn-cob.com/info-detail/2026-uk-energy-storage-market... : > the focus of energy storage has shifted from freq…
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Comment #46722718
EV smart charging is a solved problem in the UK IMO, at least for those with a parking space. OVO[1] and Octopus[2] offer smart charging tariffs that give EV owners reduced electri…
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Comment #46721810
Regarding the affect of EV adoption on electricity consumption the site https://robbieandrew.github.io/EV/ has some interesting data. I'd recommend looking at the following graphs:…
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Comment #46721374
Related to UK energy I read this interesting article on transmission congestion between Scotland and England and how this is increasing energy costs due to curtailment of renewable…