{"id":276158,"date":"2023-08-29T10:48:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T08:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=276158"},"modified":"2023-08-29T10:48:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T08:48:38","slug":"net-zero-is-condemning-more-brits-to-energy-poverty-ross-clark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=276158","title":{"rendered":"Net Zero is condemning more Brits to energy poverty-Ross\u00a0Clark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

h\/t Philip Bratby<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here\u2019s another great idea from the net zero establishment: only heat your home when it is warm and sunny outdoors. In its Sixth Carbon Budget paper, the government\u2019s Climate Change Committee advises homeowners to turn their heating on in the afternoon, so that they can turn it off again during the evening when demand for electricity is higher. \u2018Where homes are sufficiently well-insulated,\u2019 it says, \u2018it is possible to pre-heat ahead of peak times, enabling access to cheaper tariffs which reflect the reduced costs associated with running networks and producing power during off-peak times.\u2019 In other words, boil yourself when the outdoor temperature is relatively warm, and with any luck you might still be tolerably warm when it is freezing outdoors at eight in the evening.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The advice is an admission of where we are headed. At the moment, for most of us, there is no difference between the price of electricity during the afternoon and the evening \u2013 it is only at night that we can buy off-peak electricity. That is not how it looks like being in the future. A big part of the plan for decarbonising the electricity system is to manage demand by varying tariffs throughout the day. That is the whole point of smart meters. We had a foretaste of this last winter when customers with smart meters were offered small discounts if they agreed to turn off appliances during the early evening on days when demand was high but, thanks to a lack of sun and wind, renewable energy was in short supply.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That, however, is only the beginning. At the moment, with the help of back-up from gas plants, we don\u2019t have a huge problem in balancing demand and with supply. But by 2035 (2030 in the case of the Labour party) the government wants to remove all fossil fuels from the electricity grid. What do we do then? No-one seems able to explain. Investment in \u2013 very expensive \u2013 energy storage isn\u2019t coming along at anything like the pace it would need to if we are going to be able to enjoy an uninterrupted supply of power throughout the day. Given that the supply of wind energy can fall away to virtually nothing during calm periods, and solar energy falls to zero every evening, we have a very serious problem. The tendency for still periods to concur with the coldest winter nights exacerbates the problem \u2013 especially if the country does as the government wants and switches to heat pumps.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you can see, from the\u00a0<\/em>report<\/em><\/a>\u00a0of the Commons Business Select Committee \u2018demand-side response\u2019 is a big part of the energy industry\u2019s plans. But it isn\u2019t going to be nice little incentives like those offered to householders last winter in the form of \u00a310 vouchers and the like. In future there will be a lot less carrot and a lot more stick \u2013 with surge pricing structures akin to those used by companies like Uber. Just think of the price of electricity is going to have to be jacked up to match supply and demand on a cold, still winter\u2019s evening when \u2013 in normal times \u2013 demand would be at its highest.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Britain\u2019s net zero future it won\u2019t just be a case of turning your heating on a few hours early to pre-heat your home. Many customers face being priced out of the electricity market altogether when supply of renewables is weak. On a sunny, windy afternoon you may be able to turn on your heating with abandon, even if you don\u2019t need it on. But freezing, still evenings? Maybe there will be a special deal on woolly jumpers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.spectator.co.uk\/article\/net-zero-is-condemning-more-brits-to-energy-poverty\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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