Andrew Urquhart
@andrewurquhart.bsky.social
Working in low carbon energy and volunteering in nature conservation
We don't subsidise large-scale solar these days. Most schemes sell through power purchase agreements.
In the early days there were generous domestic solar tariffs to kickstart the market but these have ended.
And that's fine. Solar is now very cost-effective and can compete on its own merits.
In the early days there were generous domestic solar tariffs to kickstart the market but these have ended.
And that's fine. Solar is now very cost-effective and can compete on its own merits.
November 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
We don't subsidise large-scale solar these days. Most schemes sell through power purchase agreements.
In the early days there were generous domestic solar tariffs to kickstart the market but these have ended.
And that's fine. Solar is now very cost-effective and can compete on its own merits.
In the early days there were generous domestic solar tariffs to kickstart the market but these have ended.
And that's fine. Solar is now very cost-effective and can compete on its own merits.
Acabar com os combustíveis fósseis hoje!
November 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Acabar com os combustíveis fósseis hoje!
Yes, 'great to hear'. The problem is that the government is deaf, didn't agree and rejected it
November 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Yes, 'great to hear'. The problem is that the government is deaf, didn't agree and rejected it
Yes, we need the information to be clear. We are not tackling the climate and biodiversity crisis 'for the environment', as if the environment is some disinterested third party. We're doing it so that we have a place to live and food on the shelves.
May 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Yes, we need the information to be clear. We are not tackling the climate and biodiversity crisis 'for the environment', as if the environment is some disinterested third party. We're doing it so that we have a place to live and food on the shelves.
Yes, fair enough, I was thinking more about the replacements than the relative scales of each
March 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Yes, fair enough, I was thinking more about the replacements than the relative scales of each
Isn't 'gas replacing coal' a fair description of the 1990s, but missing what's happening now? Longer term plot from DUKES 5.1.1
March 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Isn't 'gas replacing coal' a fair description of the 1990s, but missing what's happening now? Longer term plot from DUKES 5.1.1