[Mark J Constable]

I doubt the EH consumption is big enough to get to the third significant figure for them, yet. What the figures do show is an overall backing off of gas and a return to coal (2013 remember), but this will be short lived as coal stations are being shut down and gas plant is being brought online/out of mothballing.

Renewables are still coming on at a quick rate, but it's just that it takes hundreds of turbines to match a single thermal station switching decision. For 2013 the entire UK wind sector's output was just under four nuclear stations and just over one Drax.

 

[Paul]

From what I'm reading though it seems it's just getting harder and harder to actually deploy renewables and get planning and support, which is damaging future prospects of both energy independence and more renewable energy in the mix.

 

[andrew*debbie]

Interesting that the 2013 supply mix stats are out, and Ecotricity's proportion of coal generation has risen and thus their CO2/kWh is worse than for 2012. Genuinely surprised at that.

The August 2013 data are for the disclosure period 01/04/2012 to 31/03/2013.

Ecotricity have been 100% renewable since August 2013.


https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fuel-mix-disclosure-data-table

 

[Robwiz]

Interesting that the 2013 supply mix stats are out, and Ecotricity's proportion of coal generation has risen and thus their CO2/kWh is worse than for 2012. Genuinely surprised at that.

Yes and only sixth lowest in the table of CO2 emissions.
http://www.electricityinfo.org/supplierdataall.php

 

[Mark J Constable]

The August 2013 data are for the disclosure period 01/04/2012 to 31/03/2013.

Ecotricity have been 100% renewable since August 2013.


https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fuel-mix-disclosure-data-table

Good shout - the report I was reading made no mention of that. I did know that, I'm sure...