{"id":256959,"date":"2023-05-11T19:46:43","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T17:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=256959"},"modified":"2023-05-11T19:46:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T17:46:54","slug":"the-price-of-virtue-signalling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=256959","title":{"rendered":"The Price Of Virtue Signalling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"578\" data-attachment-id=\"256963\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=256963\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/00Green-Energy-Tips.jpg?fit=1280%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"00Green-Energy-Tips\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/00Green-Energy-Tips.jpg?fit=723%2C578&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/00Green-Energy-Tips.jpg?resize=723%2C578&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-256963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/00Green-Energy-Tips.jpg?resize=1024%2C819&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/00Green-Energy-Tips.jpg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/00Green-Energy-Tips.jpg?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/00Green-Energy-Tips.jpg?resize=1200%2C960&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/00Green-Energy-Tips.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT\">NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"467\" data-attachment-id=\"256961\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=256961\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/00Green-Energy0.jpg?fit=1024%2C662&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,662\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"00Green-Energy0\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/00Green-Energy0.jpg?fit=723%2C467&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/00Green-Energy0.jpg?resize=723%2C467&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-256961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/00Green-Energy0.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/00Green-Energy0.jpg?resize=300%2C194&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/00Green-Energy0.jpg?resize=768%2C497&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Millions of customers, we are told, have opted for \u201cgreen energy deals\u201d in the mistaken belief that they are doing their bit to save the planet. But how many would actually buy green energy if they had to pay the true cost of it?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the moment, of course, the subsidies paid out to wind farms and other renewable schemes are spread over everybody\u2019s bills. A rough calculation shows the cost of these subsidies, including ROs, CfDs, FIT and the Capacity Market, along with the extra costs incurred by the National Grid in coping with intermittent wind and solar power, to be in the region of \u00a316 billion a year. Last year renewable generation amounted to 129 TWh, so subsidies equated to \u00a3124\/MWh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Assuming average household electricity consumption of 5000 KWh, it would mean a surcharge of \u00a3620 per home, if all their power was green.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I suspect very few would actually opt for green energy if they had to pay this much!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Millions of customers, we are told, have opted for \u201cgreen energy deals\u201d in the mistaken belief that they are doing their bit to save the planet. But how many would actually buy green energy if they had to pay the true cost of it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":256963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691819485,691819298,691818180],"class_list":{"0":"post-256959","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-green-energy-deals","9":"tag-renewable","10":"tag-wind-farms","12":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/00Green-Energy-Tips.jpg?fit=1280%2C1024&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-14Qv","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":256738,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=256738","url_meta":{"origin":256959,"position":0},"title":"The dirty secret behind premium \u2018green\u2019 energy deals","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"10\/05\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Britain\u2019s biggest energy suppliers are refusing to stop buying controversial certificates that allow them to sell tariffs as \u201c100pc green\u201d when they are not.","rel":"","context":"In \"\u201cGreen\u201d energy\"","block_context":{"text":"\u201cGreen\u201d energy","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=green-energy-2"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0green-energy-stocks-061121.webp?fit=1200%2C676&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0green-energy-stocks-061121.webp?fit=1200%2C676&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0green-energy-stocks-061121.webp?fit=1200%2C676&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0green-energy-stocks-061121.webp?fit=1200%2C676&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0green-energy-stocks-061121.webp?fit=1200%2C676&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":286898,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=286898","url_meta":{"origin":256959,"position":1},"title":"Watch: Morano on Fox News \u2013 \u2018Biden green energy is in complete collapse\u2026despite the massive subsidies, mandates, &amp; tax credits\u2019 \u2013 \u2018It\u2019s easier to transition your gender than your energy\u2019 \u2013 Jesse Watters Primetime","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"06\/11\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The whole Green New Deal is falling apart right before our very eyes. 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