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UK power crisis – entirely the fault of regulators and ministers

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Why, simple the US embraced Fracking to produce bountifully supplies of cheap gas. Centrica closed the vast Rough storage facility in 2017 prompting concerns about gas pricing. Gordon Hughes is professor of economics at the University of Edinburgh and a former senior adviser on energy and environmental policy at the World Bank.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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I would say that electricity is a vastly superior fuel for the light vehicle fleet,” said Willett Kempton , a professor and alternative energy specialist at the University of Delaware. Wind, solar and nuclear could easily change our electrical sources. Posts | Profile Kate Galbraith Reporter Ms.

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