<![CDATA[In the UK, “wind and solar have generated more electricity than fossil fuels for a record 15 months in a row.]]>In the UK, “wind and solar have generated more electricity than fossil fuels for a record 15 months in a row. […] this included a full winter season for the first time in 2025-26.

Yes, that’s right, renewables work in the UK in the winter.

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Analysis: Wind and solar have saved UK from gas imports worth £1.7bn since Iran war began - Carbon Brief

The UK has avoided the need for gas imports worth £1.7bn since the start of the Iran war, as a result of record electricity generation from wind and solar

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Nuclear power has added an average of < 3GW capacity per year for the past quarter century, globally.

In 2025 alone the world deployed approximately 600GW in new solar generation capacity that generated 600TWh of additional energy.

Solar capacity 10Xes every 10 years.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/bascule/statuses/116536653191320760https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/bascule/statuses/116536653191320760Fri, 08 May 2026 02:43:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In the UK, “wind and solar have generated more electricity than fossil fuels for a record 15 months in a row. on Fri, 08 May 2026 01:17:10 GMT]]>@vonKordke @liquidlamp wrong

Tony “Abolish ICE” Arcieri🌹🦀 (@bascule@mas.to)

Firm solar and wind with battery storage, capable of around-the-clock operation, is now cheaper than coal and gas (and much cheaper than nuclear) https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/solar-wind-with-battery-storage-become-more-cost-competitive-irena-report-shows-2026-05-06/ #renewableenergy

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/bascule/statuses/116536313818309085https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/bascule/statuses/116536313818309085Fri, 08 May 2026 01:17:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In the UK, “wind and solar have generated more electricity than fossil fuels for a record 15 months in a row. on Fri, 08 May 2026 01:15:14 GMT]]>@vonKordke it’s not going to be too long before solar completely eclipses everything else. Total solar capacity follows a Moore’s Law-like exponential trajectory where it 10Xes every 10 years.

About 600GW of new solar was deployed in 2025 which produced 600TWh of energy.

Meanwhile nuclear capacity has increased about 70GW since 2000, or about 2.7GW per year on average. Not gonna cut it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/bascule/statuses/116536306189810980https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/bascule/statuses/116536306189810980Fri, 08 May 2026 01:15:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In the UK, “wind and solar have generated more electricity than fossil fuels for a record 15 months in a row. on Fri, 08 May 2026 00:07:12 GMT]]>@bascule only 5% of Taiwan's total energy is from solar as of 2024. omg. pathetic.

Solar power contributes 15.29 TWh of generation to the Taiwanese grid, accounting for 5.2% of total electric power generation as of 2024
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_Taiwan

#taiwan

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fedi.arkadi.one/users/tootbrute/statuses/01KR2EHS9NND20YXH7F7YV2XY5https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fedi.arkadi.one/users/tootbrute/statuses/01KR2EHS9NND20YXH7F7YV2XY5Fri, 08 May 2026 00:07:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In the UK, “wind and solar have generated more electricity than fossil fuels for a record 15 months in a row. on Thu, 07 May 2026 23:29:48 GMT]]>@vonKordke @bascule you absolute can by adding batteries and more high voltage lines to interconnect more grids and minimize the affect of variability at a local level. They build industrial solar where its very bright, and they build wind turbines where its nearly perpetually windy. As long as those sources are connected to more grids, we are fine.

For other sources, nuclear can be fine but very slow to build so it should be a backup option and not a primary one. Hydro is a great baseload right now, but more dams is tricky. Geothermal looks better than nuclear, if nascent, and natgas generators can be converted to run on green hydrogen made with solar/wind that would otherwise be load shedding.

Mix all of the generation of the above with an equally important change in consumption: heat pumps for HVAC and hot water, induction cooktops, and electric vehicles, and you can satisfy all energy needs with much, much less overall electrical generation than the mass total of electrical/fossil we use now.

All it takes is building things that we can build today.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/liquidlamp/statuses/116535891601379063https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/liquidlamp/statuses/116535891601379063Thu, 07 May 2026 23:29:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In the UK, “wind and solar have generated more electricity than fossil fuels for a record 15 months in a row. on Thu, 07 May 2026 23:09:38 GMT]]>@bascule so angry at Taiwan and their energy policy, we have way more sun than the uk why don't we have better solar

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fedi.arkadi.one/users/tootbrute/statuses/01KR2B8CJ7YTM4X1F7A1HKVZW8https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fedi.arkadi.one/users/tootbrute/statuses/01KR2B8CJ7YTM4X1F7A1HKVZW8Thu, 07 May 2026 23:09:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In the UK, “wind and solar have generated more electricity than fossil fuels for a record 15 months in a row. on Thu, 07 May 2026 22:43:28 GMT]]>@Crystal_Fish_Caves @bascule
Oh. That was me. Sorry. I killed the birds.

I was _HUNGRY_!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sloanlance/statuses/116535709456312595https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sloanlance/statuses/116535709456312595Thu, 07 May 2026 22:43:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In the UK, “wind and solar have generated more electricity than fossil fuels for a record 15 months in a row. on Thu, 07 May 2026 22:41:24 GMT]]>@bascule
Imagine people surprised by this. They're fools!

Sure, some locations where winter is very cold, the days get shorter, but the sun can be BRILLIANT in that weather, too. I know because I live in Michigan & sunny winter days can be bright enough to hurt my eyes. Solar power generates easily those days.

What about places where the sun doesn't rise for days? Large batteries were charged on the sunny days & they're supplemented by wind power!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sloanlance/statuses/116535701303393498https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sloanlance/statuses/116535701303393498Thu, 07 May 2026 22:41:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In the UK, “wind and solar have generated more electricity than fossil fuels for a record 15 months in a row. on Thu, 07 May 2026 22:39:00 GMT]]>@bascule oh no another solar and wind spill. Environment is still ok.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/WheresMyWater/statuses/116535691841133589https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/WheresMyWater/statuses/116535691841133589Thu, 07 May 2026 22:39:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In the UK, “wind and solar have generated more electricity than fossil fuels for a record 15 months in a row. on Thu, 07 May 2026 19:28:50 GMT]]>@bascule just need bills to reflect the actual cost and not that of gas now.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/EF/statuses/116534944099747242https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/EF/statuses/116534944099747242Thu, 07 May 2026 19:28:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In the UK, “wind and solar have generated more electricity than fossil fuels for a record 15 months in a row. on Thu, 07 May 2026 18:38:11 GMT]]>@bascule
yeah but what about all the dead birds?

oh wait trump said that. Gots to be BS. NM.

😜

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.party/users/Crystal_Fish_Caves/statuses/116534744971178560https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.party/users/Crystal_Fish_Caves/statuses/116534744971178560Thu, 07 May 2026 18:38:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In the UK, “wind and solar have generated more electricity than fossil fuels for a record 15 months in a row. on Thu, 07 May 2026 18:31:58 GMT]]>@bascule The one he asked to build a wall in a protected area to protect about rising sea because of "climate change"?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.epfl.ch/users/ligasser/statuses/116534720462741107https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.epfl.ch/users/ligasser/statuses/116534720462741107Thu, 07 May 2026 18:31:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In the UK, “wind and solar have generated more electricity than fossil fuels for a record 15 months in a row. on Thu, 07 May 2026 18:04:49 GMT]]>@ligasser cuz he’s still bothered he could see some “windmills” in the distance from his Scottish golf course

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/bascule/statuses/116534613753485211https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/bascule/statuses/116534613753485211Thu, 07 May 2026 18:04:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In the UK, “wind and solar have generated more electricity than fossil fuels for a record 15 months in a row. on Thu, 07 May 2026 17:52:47 GMT]]>@bascule Incredible! Remind me why Mr. Orange wants to get rid of all the wind-turbines?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.epfl.ch/users/ligasser/statuses/116534566452345074https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.epfl.ch/users/ligasser/statuses/116534566452345074Thu, 07 May 2026 17:52:47 GMT