closing power stations but promoting electric cars?

[Waldorf]

I hear today that a few power stations are to be closed this year and so reducing our electricity generating capacity, yet the next news was that the government is promoting electric cars!

Where is the electric going to come from?

BBC News - Energy watchdog Ofgem chief warns of bill rises

Electric Cars: Charging Points To Boost Sales

[d000hg]

Changing to all these more efficient lights and TVs; better insulated houses; all these people with solar panels.

[hyperD]

Check those UPS batteries folks, the time has come to gather the piano wire.

[VectraMan]

My car has its own, built-in petrol generator. So I'm okay.

[doodab]

I expect horse drawn carriages will make a come back now we're no longer going to make them into burgers.

[Coalman]

Re: closing power stations but promoting electric cars?

Shutting power stations has been on the cards for a number of years now.
But the recession has severely reduced need.
But not by enough when you consider the amount of stations closing.

I hope you all have lots of candles! Oh plan B!

Prices will be going up by a lot more to fund new power stations, although quite a few new gas ones have been built to in the last few years.

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[Troll]

Looks like the petrol generators I bought a couple of years ago are going to come in handy, like.

I wonder if I can convert one to run off lpg.

Wouldn't you be better with a diesel genny - that way you could justify buying red diesel ... and <ahem> all the options that goes with that
(a mere joke m'lud)

[SupremeSpod]

Combined heat and power. It's the future.

[d000hg]

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WGAS

[xoggoth]

This failure to act and start building more power stations now will probably come to be seen as one of the worst failures of this government. And there's certainly plenty to choose from.