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Energy from offshore wind in the UK will be cheaper than electricity from new nuclear power for the first time.
The cost of subsidies for new offshore wind farms has halved since the last 2015 auction for clean energy projects
Two firms said they were willing to build offshore wind farms for a subsidy of £57.50 per megawatt hour for 2022-23.
This compares with the new Hinkley Point C nuclear plant securing subsidies of £92.50 per megawatt hour.
Nuclear firms said the UK still needed a mix of low-carbon energy, especially for when wind power was not available.
Both nuclear and wind receive subsidies, but for the first time wind is coming to market with less, so providing the same electricity with less cost to the public than nuclear.
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(Score: 3, Funny) by realDonaldTrump on Tuesday September 12 2017, @07:46PM (1 child)
Britain, if you're listening, I hope you're able to stop this. The wind and the nuclear. Let me tell you, you live in one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Beautiful, beautiful country. STUNNING! But wind turbines are ruining the beauty of parts of your country. You go to Brussels. I was in Brussels a long time ago, 20 years ago, so beautiful, everything was so beautiful. It's like living in a hellhole right now. Where’s the outcry? And where are the birds? Wind farms are killing millions of birds. It's like a meat grinder. And the nuclear. You're putting in foreign nuclear. China and France, you had many, many wars with them. Terrible, horrible enemies of Britain. And they're putting their nuclear in your country. This could be one of the great Trojan horses. Not a smart move. It's smart for them. It's not smart for you. You voted to Brexit, you voted to take back your country. With a huge, huge majority. Very smart move! Like when the American people voted for me. But you're being scammed. You've got to take back your country from the wind scammers. From the nuclear scammers. Take it back, or be LOSERS! 🇺🇸
(Score: 1, Troll) by NewNic on Tuesday September 12 2017, @09:56PM
Suck it Donald.
The UK is going to build an offshore wind farm near one of your golf courses. Hooray for the wind farm master race!
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