On 21/02/2019 16:09, harry wrote:
On Thursday, 21 February 2019 11:24:38 UTC, wrote:
On Thursday, 21 February 2019 10:42:08 UTC, Brian Gaff wrote:
In theory, there is no real reason for the ban, as for the foreseeable
future they have to use Gas to generate power.

It's a lot easier and cheaper for the gas transporters to sell bulk gas to a power station than to have to pipe up lots of new housing estates and have retail sales involved in the supply chain.

The electricity retailers will be happy as they'll be able to pass on the generation costs through smart meters.

We'll pick up the bill as usual.

Owain

Using gas to generate electricity is far more efficient than caol or oil,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combin...le_power_plant

62% if you are lucky. A condensing boiler is more like 90% (If heat is
what you want and you are comparing it with a resistive electric heater).

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Max Demian