"Grunff" wrote in message
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Mike Harrison wrote:

Because it is much easier and effective
to deal with emissions etc. when
power is produced 'in bulk'

Yep.

In theory, yes. In practice, it doesn't work that way. Compare the
efficiency of a car engine with the efficiency of an electric car
(end-to-end).

Yep, the efficiency of the electric is superior, and clean at point of use
reducing misery amongst millions of repertory sufferers because of pollution
by these vast inefficient pollution machines.

and the grid allows power to be
sourced from a variety of different
methods depending on
availability and demand.

Again, only in theory. In practice the
source is gas, oil and coal.

Theory is great, the real world is different.

You mean your perception of the world is different.