The cost of the electricity bought in by the power companies at the present time is 7 pence
per kWh (kilowatt-hour) according to a recent TV program -- they sell it to us at about 50% or more, after their transmission and admin' costs etc. .
Solar panel owners supplying power to the grid right now, are paid 40 pence per kWh, 6 times the 7 pence figure and that is for 15 years -- on the tax payer payer, of course. Even when Chris Huhne has got it down to his 20 pence, post December 12th, it is still 3 times higher.
Quoting millions of pounds per green project is not helpful when it comes to knowing the true kWh unit cost. That is what matters and it should be a published figure as part of the project information. Then we will see how our money is being spent. We don't want any more Brown PFI schemes keeping the cost off the books.
Huhne was pilloried on the TV by labour yesterday for reducing the 40p to 20p, but that is
still 3 times present pricing and expensive. Politicians!
When is the cost per unit of the electricity from the windmills going to be published?
Publishing the millions of pounds a project costs is not informative in the same way.
We need to ask, every time, 'what is the cost per unit kWh'.
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I don't think the taxpayer/government pay the 'feed-in tariff'.
It is paid for by everyone who pays a power bill as I think the power companies have to pay for it.
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>>The cost of the electricity bought in by the power companies at the present time is 7 pence
>>per kWh (kilowatt-hour)
The generating company is making some profit on that, so how much does it cost to produce?
3.5 pence kWh? Makes the feed in tarif even more kiltered, and I bet windpower does not come close to that, given that there are times it produces nothing.
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>> I bet windpower
>> does not come close to that, given that there are times it produces nothing.
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It's been doing not very much for the last week or so, but seems to have hit the 'rev limiter' (literally I would imagine) today, but then I believe it's a bit windy 'up North' at the mo.
gridwatch.templar.co.uk/
This is what happens when the revs get too high!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqEccgR0q-o
Last edited by: spamcan61 on Thu 24 Nov 11 at 17:53
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The electricity generating capacity panel outlined above link says it all
Coal & nuclear are the base - the rest are small beer in comparison.
Any plans to base the supply on Green - wind/tide etc is wholly impractical as wind & tide are not under our control. The output cannot be stored to be used when the demand occurs, likewise we cannot turn on wind or tide when needed.
We need new nuclear/new coal and new gas power stations ASAP.
How much are these petrol generators beloved by builders? alternatively candles bought by the gross?
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>> alternatively candles bought by the gross
Must be where I slipped up - I only wanted 4 but ended up with 'andles for forks.
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Green Electricity - Lygonos
