Kate MorleyThe sun is shining, the wind is blowing a gale, and just 2.4% of British electricity is coming from fossil fuels. See the live data at https://grid.iamkate.com.
happyborg@katemorley ...but we still have to pay for it as if it costs the same as natural gas: 🤔
James Holden@happyborg @katemorley Not necessarily, there are wholesale linked tariffs like Octopus Agile. My total electricity bill so far today is -97p (yes, minus).
kat donegan 🇵🇸✊@jamesholden @happyborg @katemorley i'm on that tariff, but my bill is at an all-time high. do you have solar &/or a home battery? what am i doing wrong? :(
@kathimmel @happyborg @katemorley Yes, solar and battery. It also intelligently charges when it’s cheap to ride out the peak rates. You can see what it’s up to here: https://jamesholden.net/power.html
@jamesholden @happyborg @katemorley thank you. i'm grateful for your reply. i live in a flat, so it's still difficult (& beyond my financial means) to implement solar & a battery. been hoping that decent portable power stations would become more affordable; but, plug-in solar is on the horizon.
jeezo, you're paying per 57 hours what i pay for a day (in a three-bed flat that houses two adult people).
jeezo, you're paying per 57 hours what i pay for a day (in a three-bed flat that houses two adult people).
@kathimmel @happyborg @katemorley Yeah and I expect we use quite a bit more too. On a standard tariff, our electricity bill would be £3100/year.
@jamesholden @happyborg @katemorley woah! well, i'm just happy that there are people like you who care enough to do this & that it turns out a win/win. :)
@kathimmel @happyborg @katemorley I just wish it was more accessible to more people. When you have real world experience and figures, the social media renewables naysayers just sound utterly ridiculous.
@jamesholden @happyborg @katemorley same. if there's any optimism to be had in view of the current global shiteshambles, it's that it appears more people are beginning to understand that fossil fuels are too erratic, fragile & susceptible to geopolitical gaming - & that the dino juice industry is a total cabal.
we may be in for a major shift to renewables that will make it difficult to keep saying 'nay'.
we may be in for a major shift to renewables that will make it difficult to keep saying 'nay'.