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0 pointspjc505mo ago0 comments

It's not a question of "efficiency"; as the original article points out, they're at the mercy of the transmission market. It's not their problem because .. it really isn't their problem and they can't solve it.

> installing wind wherever they can without regard for the local infrastructure and demand

Alternatively, installing it where the energy and topography is, and the local planning environment allows it. We wouldn't be in quite such a bad position if the Tory government hadn't banned onshore wind in England.

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pyrale5mo ago

> they're at the mercy of the transmission market

There is no such thing as a transmission market. The grid is a regional monopoly, and it doesn't "market" its capacity.

The issue here is that when too much power runs through a line, if you don't turn it off, it does [1]. Building more lines isn't exactly fast, or cheap, and it wasn't really a major focus of the people setting up subsidies for new production.

> It's not their problem because .. it really isn't their problem and they can't solve it.

It's not their problem because their subsidies scheme means they will get paid anyway.

[1]: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd....

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