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Title: Scots windfarms paid cash to stop producing energy
Post by: wakeyomega on 01 May 2011, 19:46:34
£900,000 for NOT generating electricity. Well, I'll have you know I'm not generating electricty either, so where is my payout! 
details here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13253876

Over to you Nick and others  ;)

Pat
Title: Re: Scots windfarms paid cash to stop producing energy
Post by: Nickbat on 01 May 2011, 21:00:17
What an utter, utter farce.  >:( ::)

Thanks for posting!  :y
Title: Re: Scots windfarms paid cash to stop producing energy
Post by: Omega 37 on 01 May 2011, 21:10:18
Wind farms are great :y :y :y :y :y
(I work on them & it pays well + I will be near the beach in yarmouth for the summer, just wont see much 200ft above the sea in a metal box :'()
Title: Re: Scots windfarms paid cash to stop producing energy
Post by: unlucky alf on 01 May 2011, 21:17:22
Youve got to love the way the BBC try & make these "huhne sticks" sound efficient by making the ludicrous claim "were stopped because the grid network could not absorb all the energy they generated". that is the biggest load of B/S ive heard in ages. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Scots windfarms paid cash to stop producing energy
Post by: Nickbat on 01 May 2011, 21:32:51
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Youve got to love the way the BBC try & make these "huhne sticks" sound efficient by making the ludicrous claim "were stopped because the grid network could not absorb all the energy they generated". that is the biggest load of B/S ive heard in ages. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D


Indeed, Alf, how the BBC do spin things.  ::) ::)

Truth is here:

“On the night of April 5 and 6, the demand for power was low but the nuclear generation plants in Scotland were running as expected. There was also heavy rainfall, which meant hydro power plants were operating well, too,” a spokesman said.

i.e. on the odd occasion these Huhne sticks (I like it  :y) produce something, it's not needed..or as the BBC would spin it "We canna take any more from the fanatstic windmills, Jim, we could explode at any moment!"  ;) ;D ;D
Title: Re: Scots windfarms paid cash to stop producing energy
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 01 May 2011, 22:14:36
I'm all for developing various technologies to help address the coming energy crisis but this madness really takes the pish.

What a bloody shambles - still it's easier to try to solve problems ( ;D ;D ;D) everywhere else but within these shores. :y
Title: Re: Scots windfarms paid cash to stop producing energy
Post by: Banjax on 02 May 2011, 06:43:04
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Youve got to love the way the BBC try & make these "huhne sticks" sound efficient by making the ludicrous claim "were stopped because the grid network could not absorb all the energy they generated". that is the biggest load of B/S ive heard in ages. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D


Indeed, Alf, how the BBC do spin things.  ::) ::)

Truth is here:

“On the night of April 5 and 6, the demand for power was low but the nuclear generation plants in Scotland were running as expected. There was also heavy rainfall, which meant hydro power plants were operating well, too,” a spokesman said.

i.e. on the odd occasion these Huhne sticks (I like it  :y) produce something, it's not needed..or as the BBC would spin it "We canna take any more from the fanatstic windmills, Jim, we could explode at any moment!"  ;) ;D ;D


what utter hogwash...................Scotty never referred to Captain Kirk as "Jim"  ;)
Title: Re: Scots windfarms paid cash to stop producing energy
Post by: albitz on 02 May 2011, 07:29:13
And apparently Jim never said "beam me up Scotty". :)
Title: Re: Scots windfarms paid cash to stop producing energy
Post by: Banjax on 02 May 2011, 12:47:31
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And apparently Jim never said "beam me up Scotty". :)


correct....ish he did say "Scotty, beam me up" once on the tv series.....


and Bogie never said "Play it again, Sam" in Casablanca  :o