{"id":257529,"date":"2023-05-15T14:08:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T12:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=257529"},"modified":"2023-05-15T14:08:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T12:08:29","slug":"the-bill-for-the-renewables-obsession-hits-198-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=257529","title":{"rendered":"The Bill For The Renewables Obsession Hits \u00a3198\u00a0Billion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"482\" data-attachment-id=\"257533\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=257533\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/001623182883-GettyImages-539998802.jpg?fit=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" 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=\"001623182883-GettyImages-539998802\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/001623182883-GettyImages-539998802.jpg?fit=723%2C482&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/001623182883-GettyImages-539998802.jpg?resize=723%2C482&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-257533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/001623182883-GettyImages-539998802.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/001623182883-GettyImages-539998802.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/001623182883-GettyImages-539998802.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/001623182883-GettyImages-539998802.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/001623182883-GettyImages-539998802.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/001623182883-GettyImages-539998802.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/001623182883-GettyImages-539998802.jpg?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" 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=\"https:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com\/2023\/05\/14\/the-bill-for-the-renewables-obsession-hits-198-billion\/\">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 is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"257531\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=257531\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/00image_thumb-26.webp?fit=600%2C660&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,660\" 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=\"00image_thumb-26\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/00image_thumb-26.webp?fit=600%2C660&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/00image_thumb-26.webp?resize=723%2C795&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-257531\" width=\"723\" height=\"795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/00image_thumb-26.webp?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/00image_thumb-26.webp?resize=273%2C300&amp;ssl=1 273w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science-environment-65500339\">https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science-environment-65500339<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this BBC report which I covered the other day, there was this statement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<em>The government and private investors have spent \u00a3198bn on renewable power infrastructure since 2010<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I assume this includes the costs incurred by the National Grid in upgrading the network, on top of the cost of wind farms etc. Nevertheless I suspect the figure is understated, as a lot of what the National Grid spends goes under the radar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even so, this is an extraordinary amount, nearly \u00a320 billion a year, and most has come in the last ten years, when renewable capacity really began to take off. Add on interest costs and profit margins, and you are looking at triple that number, all of which we will have to pay for in years to come, whether via taxation or higher energy bills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And all for what? Most of this renewable capacity has to be backed up by existing dispatchable capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this BBC report which I covered the other day, there was this statement:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The government and private investors have spent \u00a3198bn on renewable power infrastructure since 2010<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":257533,"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":[691818247,691818181,691819572],"class_list":{"0":"post-257529","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-national-grid","9":"tag-renewable-energy","10":"tag-taxation","12":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/001623182883-GettyImages-539998802.jpg?fit=2000%2C1333&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-14ZH","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":407439,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=407439","url_meta":{"origin":257529,"position":0},"title":"Have Renewables Overtaken\u00a0Coal?","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"10\/10\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Kathryn Porter mentioned claims that renewables were now supplying more electricity than coal on a worldwide basis.","rel":"","context":"In \"Kathryn Porter\"","block_context":{"text":"Kathryn Porter","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=kathryn-porter"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0facepalm.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0facepalm.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0facepalm.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0facepalm.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0facepalm.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":204709,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=204709","url_meta":{"origin":257529,"position":1},"title":"Game over? \u201eGlobal shift of energy system to renewables is not happening \u201c","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"17\/06\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Lots of coal in Australia Renewables struggle to even keep pace with the increase in demand. 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