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Longannet Power Station in Fife is to switch off its four generating units for the last time, signalling the end of coal-fired electricity production in Scotland.
After 46 years of production it will be switched off at 15:00.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-35882883
Start hoarding those batteries, brown outs are coming.
/een commentator.
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Elon Musk claims at launch that two billion large batteries could provide enough electricity to meet the world’s needs
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http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/may/01/tesla-announces-low-cost-solar-batteries-elon-musk
A new gas fired plant was approved for Grangemouth yesterday.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-35882868
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Energy Minister Fergus Ewing said: "This proposed development will provide welcome long-term security of service to developers of new oil and gas fields, at an otherwise challenging time for the wider oil and gas industry.
"There is consensus across stakeholders that we must retain critical infrastructure to ensure the long-term viability of the North Sea oil and gas industry.
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Which could be read as 'so we won't need fracking'.
I'm fairly sure vast quantities of steam are required for fracking. I wonder.......
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