To summarise, the retail value of electricity has increased from £56 billion to £83 billion. Of this £27 billion increase, only £4 billion is due to gas.
Tag: Natural gas
Wake up call for UK energy planners
Magical thinking about energy may not hold up much longer in the UK. Disagreements between European nations may scuttle plans for an integrated energy policy and with it the UK…
The Great Texas Blackout Revisited: Market Failure Not
Four years ago, Storm Uri caused Texas’s centrally planned wholesale electricity market (ERCOT) to buckle, vindicating warnings about the state’s wind/solar reliance. The mainstream media implicated natural gas instead, failing to explore the…
Trump’s Withdrawal From the Paris Agreement Won’t Hurt the Climate
President Donald Trump withdrew from the Paris Agreement. Cue the leftwing meltdown. Though everyone knew the withdrawal was coming, the left and the “international community” are still decrying America’s alleged…
Clean Energy Benchmark Is Natural Gas: Today and for the Future
Much has been said in recent months about America’s energy production and consumption. Specifically, which types of energy are optimal for today and — perhaps more importantly — for our needs…
Outside Study Confirms Natural Gas Needed to Run Data Centers
Virginia’s Democrats didn’t want the lecture on energy reality they got from Dominion and have dismissed warnings against thermal energy retirements coming from the PJM Interconnection. Will a report from…
Second Trump Administration Will Benefit Environment
As the northern hemisphere moves into its winter season, the need for more energy for warming homes and businesses becomes even more pressing, and natural gas is cleaner than coal.…
Voters In Kamala Harris’ Hometown Smack Down Initiative to Tax Natural Gas Use
Measure GG would have required owners of multi-family or commercial buildings larger than 15,000 square feet to pay up in order to use natural gas. It failed with 68.25% of voters…
Ed Miliband’s Plan for Zero Carbon Electricity by 2030 is a Damning Indictment of the Whole Net Zero Agenda
Many energy experts have long argued that a zero carbon grid simply is not possible at these timescales, because you cannot run a grid predominantly on intermittent renewable energy. It…
Gas Power Will Remain Crucial
So it is quite wrong to imply, which NESO seem to, that gas will only make a small contribution. On the contrary, it is absolutely fundamental to the grid.
Natural Gas or Coal, do we have a choice?
Understanding more about gas and coal, their importance for our energy needs and daily products used, but also their environmental impact, helps us make smarter energy policy decisions. I see…
Our Energy Future: Conserve to Convert
So that begs the question: what is the ultimate technology in energy? What technology will our great grandchildren have settled on to keep the lights on, the wheels turning and…
Empowering Voters: Navigating Energy Choices in the Upcoming Election
As candidates debate our energy future during this election season, it’s critical to remember that consumer interests are directly impacted — positively or negatively — by elected officials’ decisions.
Energy notes from the edge: AI latest – the energy beast is fully unleashed; and when a Bee gets an A – an insect skill set could benefit humans in an incredible way
Of interest to BOE Report readers, do note that natural gas is the only solution in the next 5-10 years to handle this crunch.
Joe Biden’s Energy Policies Are Based on Fantasies and Fairy Tales
…Frankly, the policy decisions in the Biden White House are detrimental to the wellbeing of the United States citizens and economy.
The Politicized Texas Grid: Sheridan Calls for Transparency (and Mea Culpas)
It’s time for a candid conversation about the state’s energy policies—one that acknowledges the true costs and challenges of a blindly pro-renewables approach and seeks solutions that ensure the resilience…
Restoring Sanity, Reliability, and Affordability to the Texas Electric Grid
With its grid overwhelmed by renewable energy, Texas is putting natural gas back in the game. The
Climate Activists Are Wrong About Which Energy Source Reduces Air Pollution
Adoption of gas fuels did more to reduce air pollution over the last 60 years than any other energy source. Gas consumption will continue to rise for decades to come.
DeSantis signs laws slashing climate agenda directives, targeting adversary investments
Governor DeSantis: A Beacon of Rational Policy Against Ideological Zealotry
The Incredible Dumbness of Biden’s War on LNG, Part Deux
Guest “You Can’t Fix Stupid, Part Trois” by David Middleton Biden’s pause of new LNG export permits is truly a “stupid and futile gesture“… Biden’s imbecilic pause did not affect…
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