Dan Grey

3,000 rpm, and the throttle on the CCGT's gas turbine is opened.

Yes, but that's not the physical reality right now, today. It's not a question of being "problematic" or anything else, it's just the way it is. You add load to the grid, that load is felt as a demand for more torque on the input shaft of an alternator attached to a CCGT somewhere, and to keep

Calling it an obsession is unduly harsh. It's simply the physical reality today. Hopefully it'll change in the future, but today it is correct.

In fact given that the BBC article doesn't give any evidence for the claim of "Polanski claims he went on BBC radio to apologise the next day", but we do have historical articles from Polanski referencing the Peter Levy BBC Humberside interview, it seems the BBC have libeled Polanski.

Green candidate failed to disclose article claiming he could make breasts bigger Zack Polanski has been criticised for the article and his motives for leaving the Lib Dems have been questioned

Same thing here. Nothing that contradicts the BBC audio.
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Politics was never part of the plan. I worked at kids’ adventure company PGL for years. I’m sure there’s thousands of pictures of me around the UK that kids have taken from…

OK I've now found Polanski's apology from 2019. I cannot see anything in it that contradicts the BBC audio clip – which Polanski references explicitly.
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I think it would be worth linking to Polanski's 2019 apology so people can make their own minds up.

Having listened to the clip, it's plainly about body image, not breast size. Sorry 🤷

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Kathryn Porter reminds me of the old economists' joke, "they've predicted nine of the last five recessions"

While we invest in wind power, solar power, interconnectors between countries, the National Grid, grid-scale batteries, electric vehicles, and heat pumps.

Putting money into North Sea oil and gas is madness.

And there Is Not Any Gas Left in the North Sea! The "domestic gas production" line on this chart doesn't look the way it does because Centrica and Shell just can't be bothered, it's because there's very little gas left in the UK continental shelf.

Any oil and gas that is left needs to stay there

Gas is not "difficult" to transport long distances. Yes, gasification trains, LNG carriers themselves, and regasification plants are large complex bits of engineering, but they are mastered (I'm not saying they're good, but that we can and do build them efficiently).

Sorry to be blunt, but this article from @timleunig.bsky.social is nonsense.

The UK does not import gas from "just three countries". In 2024 we imported from 11 countries, and in 2022, 14!

LNG carriers go from anywhere they can load to anywhere they can unload – they just head to whoever pays best

@edporter.bsky.social I saw your analysis for GB last week, could you help Simon out for European countries?

'I think this House, Parliament, and the public more widely will miss us," the Earl of Devon said.'

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Hereditary peers to be removed from Lords as bill passes The bill abolishes the 92 seats reserved for peers who inherit their titles through their families.

My local lord, Charles Courtenay the Earl of Devon, who lives in his ancestral castle just outside Exeter, thinks it is "regrettable" that he is losing his seat in the House of Lords.

I think it's crazy it's taken this long to get rid of hereditary lords having a say in our laws!

This 💯

Bet that's not constant prices. If it was, electricity has probably become cheaper

Works absolutely fine in Germany, France, Spain, the Netherlands...

Actually showing up and saying why something needs to be done works. It's about time government tried it.

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Then you need to watch this.

I can't believe that inflation forecasts have much skill beyond three years, nor any beyond five. Or is it really a reflection of participants' expectations?

I think the Great Grid Upgrade, NeuLink, LionLink will take that effect away for the most part

Tonight Matthew I'm going to add 150 miles of driving range to my electric car for £3.79. Try that with your mild hybrid.

How? Because wind power.

Imagine thinking that drilling the North Sea for oil and gas that isn't there is the solution for being energy-dependent on oil from Gulf autocracies.

Glad to hear it!

I don't think that's quite right. Skips are now often for system stability, usually because of the location where energy is required

Won't be a small number though, will be 20+ GW

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Someone's saying it, but why not front benchers?

Honestly I think it just never crosses their minds that there is a cleaner, cheaper way.