Scotland produces so much clean energy, yet Scots pay some of the highest bills globally. Just yesterday, Britain wasted enough wind to power Scottish homes for 3 DAYS. It cost £7,504,366. Zonal pricing could give Scotland some of the lowest bills in Europe: youtu.be/8-WUhBtB_CM - ThreadSky

octopus.energy • 17 days ago

Scotland produces so much clean energy, yet Scots pay some of the highest bills globally.

Just yesterday, Britain wasted enough wind to power Scottish homes for 3 DAYS. It cost £7,504,366.

Zonal pricing could give Scotland some of the lowest bills in Europe: https://youtu.be/8-WUhBtB_CM

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pauljoku.bsky.social•15 days ago

How do we fix this?

britainscot.bsky.social•14 days ago

Fix what?

pauljoku.bsky.social•12 days ago

Well, I’m replying to the situation being explained by Greg in his video. Is he going to lobby parliament or speak to a select committee about power distribution for instance?

britainscot.bsky.social•12 days ago

For a start Scotland doesn't pay one of the highest rates in the world, we're not even the highest in the UK.

britainscot.bsky.social•14 days ago

Scots DO NOT pay anywhere near "the highest bills globally" there are more people in rUK pay more that people in Scotland, please stop with your Trump shite.

fayrlass.bsky.social•13 days ago

I believe he’s quoted his sources.
Do you have the source for your claim? Thanks….

britainscot.bsky.social•13 days ago

No problem, here you go.
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/information-consumers/energy-advice-households/get-energy-price-cap-standing-charges-and-unit-rates-region

munchenmonk.bsky.social•14 days ago

South Lanarkshire has literally hundreds of huge wind turbines producing cheap electricity, yet our bills don't reflect that we are surrounded by them. It really is scandalous.

britainscot.bsky.social•14 days ago

I live in East Lothian, I've got a nuclear power station, wind farms and we've recently just got rid of our coal burning power station, surely my bills should be the lowest in the entire world?

kangadmc.bsky.social•14 days ago

Why are Octopus promoting fascist run organisations like Tesla? Can you not choose other far better and not FAR RIGHT EV companies?

spqrz0.bsky.social•14 days ago

Musk's views have become more right-wing over time. Octopus put Tesla Powerwall onto the Kraken platform some time ago & now they're probably stuck with it to some extent. I wonder if they'd still do that deal if it was being considered today. (Not sure about Powerwall's recycling credentials)

bukkebruse.bsky.social•16 days ago

Any surplus wind or solar energy converted to hydrogen for later use is worth the effort even if it’s expensive. Unused power is lost forever.

britainscot.bsky.social•14 days ago

It's not unused, it goes into the national grid.

spqrz0.bsky.social•14 days ago

As I understand it, the problem is it *doesn't* go into the National Grid because the national grid can't take all of it. If the rest could be used locally instead of wasted, that might decrease the domestic gas burning in the area. Unless we improve the National Grid to take more.

britainscot.bsky.social•14 days ago

The national grid is getting a massive upgrade.

janeyk72.bsky.social•17 days ago

Kept an eye on my meter yesterday and it was 70p just to wash my hair.

spqrz0.bsky.social•17 days ago

Insane. If it's a 10.5kW electric shower & 25p/unit, 70p gets you 16 minutes if no other appliance is on. Domestic gas is cheaper but shouldn't be if wind power is being wasted.

gamingdaveuk.bsky.social•15 days ago

Fair standing charges would give all homes cheaper bills.
During the summer my gas bill is 90% standing charge. Doubt I am alone in that.

spqrz0.bsky.social•14 days ago

That's the way the price cap is structured, sadly. Before Octopus there was a supplier called Ebico with zero standing charge & higher unit rate. Great for low users. Had to be dropped when the cap limited the unit rate but said to put it into the standing charge. so Ebico's not great anymore.

sporkingo.bsky.social•14 days ago

I found this really interesting and informative, but I'd also be interested in what the actual downsides are? Just that you guys are obviously biased one way, and I don't know enough to say if there's more I'm missing

spqrz0.bsky.social•17 days ago

Do you also know how much gas was used to heat Scotland yesterday? Met Office says it was 8 to 12 degrees in Edinburgh. How much carbon would have been saved if we'd given them electricity cheaper than gas when there's a local surplus? I'm not in Scotland but still want to see this fixed....

britainscot.bsky.social•14 days ago

Scotland or Scots do not pay one of the highest energy rates in the world, we're not even the highest in the UK.

spqrz0.bsky.social•14 days ago

"one of the" is a phrase that gets them off the hook. I'm "one of the" tallest people in the world (now does that mean I'm in the top 50%, top 10%, or top 1%?) I blame the format: not enough characters to write what you really mean

madeinbrechin.bsky.social•14 days ago

I think ‘if we’d given them’ really sums up the relationship perfectly.

teslatakedown.co.uk•14 days ago

Now can he explain why you're supporting Elon Musk by leasing Teslas? Lots of people are waiting for an answer, including your customers.

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