Ed Miliband's like a mad prophet in a sandwich board, but his net-zero zealotry means boiling a kettle may become a luxury, writes ANDREW MONTFORD
Daily MailNet zero is no longer mere policy. NESO says the country will have to quadruple its 'flexibility', which means cutting consumption – not just at peak times, but whenever the National Grid runs low on eco-sources of energy. Miliband is determined to impose net zero on Britain, despite the fact that its costs will be so colossal that the country has scant hope of meeting them As our electricity supply relies ever more heavily on wind and solar generators, the grid becomes less dependable. As our electricity supply relies ever more heavily on wind and solar generators, the grid becomes less dependable Imagine the sheer stupidity of despoiling our remaining havens, for the sake of 'saving the environment'. NESO's report suggests that the investment cost of decarbonising our National Grid by 2030 is £40billion a year Even if Britain succeeds in implementing a net zero grid, the global effect will be negligible, especially if we're simply buying more electricity from abroad.
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