{"id":413556,"date":"2025-11-17T08:32:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T07:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=413556"},"modified":"2025-11-17T08:32:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T07:32:14","slug":"how-do-we-keep-the-lights-on-kathryn-porters-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=413556","title":{"rendered":"How Do We Keep the Lights On? Kathryn Porter\u2019s\u00a0Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"413\" data-attachment-id=\"413560\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=413560\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AQOuFVg3q28eoNhxjHhCOR6fJ9gmJXbV4s5ZdQurImMV11fdAvWllGFR3bcqk9jPnFyS2E-R4n_T-rR6mj0NhdPwiX3U_-dRnrPDVz7SKVO-M2O8Up6C3QHLOiHEZq1-.jpeg?fit=1480%2C846&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1480,846\" 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=\"AQOuFVg3q28eoNhxjHhCOR6fJ9gmJXbV4s5ZdQurImMV11fdAvWllGFR3bcqk9jPnFyS2E-R4n_T-rR6mj0NhdPwiX3U_-dRnrPDVz7SKVO-M2O8Up6C3QHLOiHEZq1-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AQOuFVg3q28eoNhxjHhCOR6fJ9gmJXbV4s5ZdQurImMV11fdAvWllGFR3bcqk9jPnFyS2E-R4n_T-rR6mj0NhdPwiX3U_-dRnrPDVz7SKVO-M2O8Up6C3QHLOiHEZq1-.jpeg?fit=723%2C413&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AQOuFVg3q28eoNhxjHhCOR6fJ9gmJXbV4s5ZdQurImMV11fdAvWllGFR3bcqk9jPnFyS2E-R4n_T-rR6mj0NhdPwiX3U_-dRnrPDVz7SKVO-M2O8Up6C3QHLOiHEZq1-.jpeg?resize=723%2C413&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A cartoon illustration depicting several expressive characters on a black background. 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We now have 32 GW of wind and almost 20 GW of solar. This is backed up by 32 GW of gas generation, and another 12 GW of nuclear and biomass, just under 5 GW of hydro and pumped storage, and just under 7 GW of batteries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Current interconnector capacity is 8.8 GW, but imports can\u2019t be relied on if continental systems face the same weather pattern, causing corresponding stress events\u2026.with the exception of France and Norway our connected markets both share similar weather to us and are following a similar wind-led energy strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">France relies on an aging nuclear fleet and has a more temperature sensitive grid than us \u2013 during cold spells, we often export to France rather than import from it. And Norway is going off the idea of exporting electricity altogether since it has seen increases in power prices and power price volatility. Some in the Norwegian parliament want to cancel the interconnectors it has with Britain and Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So we have roughly 64 GW of dependable firm capacity against 48 GW of peak winter demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, no form of generation is 100% available so even if a technology is firm and dispatchable, it will still have maintenance outages and the occasional unplanned trip. This is accounted for through de-rating factors, and after applying these adjustments the current amount of available firm capacity is 50.5 GW, which gives a spare margin of just 2.5 GW based on firm power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In reality there is generally some contribution from wind, but this can be very low \u2013 on several occasions this year, the actual output of the installed 32 GW was below 1 GW and at times as low as 200 MW (which, amusingly is Grok\u2019s estimate of the amount we could generate if everyone in the UK blew very hard into all the wind turbines!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cFirm power equivalent to over a quarter of current winter peak demand could be off the grid in the next few years. And there is no concrete plan to replace it\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite higher amounts of wind on the system, in 2025 wind output is down, not just in Britain, but across Europe. Solar of course contributes nothing to the winter peaks which are always at night. After the sun sets. A depressing number of people still need this explaining to them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NESO, Ofgem, DESNZ and just about anyone with an opinion on this says we need to hang on to all of that 32 GW of gas to keep the lights on, on those cold still winter days when demand is higher and renewable output low to non-existent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So it\u2019s pretty unfortunate that a third of the fleet was built in the 1990s and is getting a bit long in the tooth. My analysis shows that it\u2019s not in fact 10 GW of gas capacity that\u2019s nearing retirement, but 12 GW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We may gain a couple of GW of smaller units, particularly open cycle turbines, and 3.2 GW of new nuclear at Hinkley Point is expected to open in the early 2030s, but by then almost 5 GW of AGRs will have closed. The net retirement risk is therefore about 12 GW of firm, dispatchable capacity in the late 2020s and early 2030s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let me repeat that \u2013 firm power equivalent to over a quarter of current winter peak demand could be off the grid in the next few years. And there is no concrete plan to replace it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not only are we sleep walking into a capacity crisis, we\u2019re trying to make it worse. The Government wants to decarbonise everything, and as it\u2019s now widely accepted that hydrogen will play a minimal role, and many, including the Climate Change Committee are sceptical about the role carbon capture will play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This means electrification is seen as the primary route to decarbonising heating, transport and whatever industry we have left. Indeed de-industrialisation, in power grid terms, is something of a blessing in disguise, taking some pressure off tight margins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Government also wants to AI data centres to be built in Britain, having designated them as critical national infrastructure \u2013 that could add another 6 GW of demand by 2030 according to recent Government analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So in this presentation, I will go through the scale of the CCGT-retirement challenge; why the winter risk and demand control issues escalate; how this plays out in different demand-scenarios (status quo, electrification only, AI only, electrification + AI) to 2030; and finally to offer commentary on why technological solutions such as hydrogen or CCS are unlikely to scale in time, and why grid and equipment lead-times are a serious obstacle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read the full speech&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/watt-logic.com\/2025\/11\/14\/ccgt-retirement-risk\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Kathryn points out, we are already close to the bone, where firm capacity is concerned:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gas Power \u2013 32 GW<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nuclear\/Biomass \u2013 12 GW<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hydro\/Pumped \u2013 5 GW<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Batteries \u2013 7 GW<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A total of 56 GW, facing peak winter demand of 48 GW. That capacity cannot be guaranteed 24\/7, so 50 GW is more realistic. Moreover that 7 GW of batteries, plus 2.7 GW of pumped storage can only supply for an hour or so \u2013 enough to meet peak demand, but worthless for longer periods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a result, we are already totally dependent on imported power, at the times when wind power cannot meet demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the real value of Kathryn\u2019s analysis is that she has identified how much gas power capacity we could potentially lose in the next few years. Not only is 12 GW at risk of closure by 2030, but another 6 GW could go by 2035.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As she notes, much of our CCGT fleet was built in the \u201cdash for gas\u201d in the 1990s. Older plants are naturally more at risk from outages, higher maintenance downtime and reduced flexibility to ramp up and down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Peterhead CCGT built in 2000, she says, had unplanned downtime in the last 12 months of 2800 hours \u2013 that is equivalent to 116 days!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One particular issue concerns the stress on turbine of continual ramping up and down. Not only do these problems reduce the reliability of CCGT plants to step up when needed, the increasing maintenance costs will eventually make older plants unviable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Replacing these older plants is not a simple matter, even if the political will was there, which it plainly is not. There are 8-year lead times for gas turbines in the world market, whilst grid connections here can take a decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Worse still, who is going to invest in a CCGT, when the government intends to slap punitive carbon taxes on it and ultimately ban it completely. Kathryn notes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>New CCGT investment is subject to market risk&nbsp; \u2013 if investors believe policy is moving away from gas because of net-zero trajectories, they may be reluctant to commit \u2013 indeed, Langage and South Humber have 15 year refurbishment contracts under the capacity market for 2028-29 onwards but appear not to have taken the final investment decision \u2013 delivery seems unlikely.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Langage and South Humber have capacity market contracts for 905 MW and 700 MW respectively. As these are refurbishments, they are not \u201cnew\u201d capacity and will leave a big hole if not executed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are rapidly running out of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kathryn Porter has posted up the transcript of her speech this week to the Institute of Power Engineers:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":413560,"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":"Discover the risks facing the UK's power grid as aging gas plants near retirement. 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