It should come as no surprise to readers of these posts and of “the Energy Age” that people are now talking about a lack of proper energy capacity in the United Kingdom in about five years time. A report by Fells Associates reaches the same conclusion that I reached (although obviously with much more research and care than I was able to devote) – that the United Kingdom will in future experience power cuts and energy cuts. (more…)
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