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Apr 17·edited Apr 17Liked by Richard Lyon

Great read Richard and I look forward to reading your energy book / essays

As a qualified, competent Electrical Engineer (Power) and HV Project Manager in the energy, power generation and distribution sectors, with over 42 years, hands on experience, I share your pessimism with regards to our nations current energy plan and indeed, our Governments energy (DESNZ) Dept’s competence in energy

Our current energy Minister, Clair Couthino, has a finance / investment banking background, so no doubt relies on 20 something year old SPADs, vested interests, quangos and activists for guidance and advice - shes incompetently in charge of our nations energy systems, so is unqualified to ask the right questions, or come to the right decisions with regards to the nations energy requirements

Domestic electricity costs are 3x what they should be, due to net zero renewables, and the second highest in the world currently

Intermittent, weather dependent wind (& solar) will never power our nation, without unaffordable, unsourceable storage, or coal/gas/nuclear back up (essentially two power systems on the same grid, all paid for by the increasingly rinsed taxpayer / consumer)

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"Interrogate wind turbine multi millionaires...." ?? We have a hot line to those? Yes, we can see many holes getting bigger in 'their' preposterous agenda, covering health ( One Health promoted by WHO and its coercive mantra, 'no one is safe until everyone is safe'), and the UN Sustainable Goals, which are really not 'sustainable' for humanity's general well- being, including Net Zero....what a fallacious term is that. But...getting a conversation going with multi millionaires is fruitless really- like talking to the hand. However, will look forward to reading more and then possible solutions. They won't come from the centre.

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Sounds great.

But there’s always the questions of why? Who? When?

There’s no doubt we are going to hell in a handcart, people need to understand Why?

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I think they are different 'beasts'...'Big Trans' doesn't have a big financial base reaching out across the globe, whereas the energy sector is enmeshed in trans nationals, public and private sector to name a few. There are many more fingers in that pie that won't be prised out short of a natural disaster ( huge volcanic eruption, maybe, dwarfing Hunga Tonga, eg), maybe throw in a small ish meteor landing on critical energy infrastructure. (Hopefully neither of those disasters!). In essence, there is less opportunity for rampant greed and its financial returns in Big Trans.

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