Why Domestic Energy Should Be a Governmental Utility...
Hullo
Ah'll screve thys in Scots first then iyn hInglish. Totally done wæ usin' hInglish tæ prove Ah'm intelligent.
I'll write this in Scots first then in English (see below). Totally done with using English to prove I'm intelligent.
Scots:
Folk/companies cannæ bæ trust'yt wæ energy.
We ur burnin the planet wæ oor need fur energy.
If yon energy is controlled bæ yon Government, then it kin awe bæ controlled fæ wan source. Wan source tæ sæy wits wit.. wan goal o' usin' only clean energy, green energy.
Bit yon is a trade aff.. coz noo, iyn thyt scenario we næ langer hæ access tæ a market an choice o' energy companies.. sa.. then the electric must bæ free.
Thys wid bæ fur the hæl planet.. bit let's gie a swatch ayt Scotlund specifically:
Scotlund hus a silly amoont o' hydro power.. we hæ 30,000 lochs, each wan able tæ bæ convert'yt tæ generate oan average a affy spry 300 MWh.. thys means we kin generate;
300 MWh
x 30,000
= 9,000,000 MWh
oar 9 thousand GWh
oar 9 TWh
Scotlund's annual usage fur electricity is 160 TWh .. bit yon is YEARLY.. sa let's dæ yearly then as the above is potentially HOURLY.. gien awe perfect conditions..
IF oan average each wan put oot hauf a TWh..
30,000 1/2 = 15,000 = 15,000 TWh
Thys wid mean we wid hæ 93.75 times the total power we need'yt.
Iyn o'er words.. we wid generate oor YEARS need o' power in wan WEEK an still hæ an'oer 4/5ths o' oor annual electricity needs left ower per week..
WAN MAJOR PROBLEM.. The Tories selt awe the hydro rights tæ companies in the late 80s early 90s.
Ah wid sæy jist pass a law takin thum back fur the people. Wæ the intention tæ gie awe the peoples free electricity.
Awe motors.. electric.. motors become free tæ run, if yon power is free, the motor is free runin. Then who gies twa hoots if there's chærgin ports everywhere? Næwan kin steal leccy coz it's no gettin chærged!
Næ weans freezin iyn the cauld!.. mær money tæ spend oan feedin the weans an clæs an educatin thum ayt hame.
POWER IS NO A RESERVED MÆTTER TÆ WESTMINSTER:
we could jist pass a law sæyin; gies it back!
CLIMATE CHANGE
Only wæy Ah see is.. tak it aff the people.. stop production o' fossil fuel motors, ban thum, except fur hauls bit wæy a time limit (sæy 5 years, then gone a'naw).. switch everyhin tæ electric. Use the surplus leccy tæ pay fur itsel.. miby hæ a yearly bill fur maintenance.. bit noo Ah swatch the maths.. aye thys kin pæy fur itsel!
Joabs ur transferable.
Let's git thys done in thys term! Why wait? Sa the earth kin burn some mær? Naw.. næ wæy.
English:
People/companies cannot be trusted with energy.
We are burning the planet with our need for energy.
If this energy was controlled by the Government, then it can all be controlled from one source. One source to dictate what is what. with one goal of only using clean energy, green energy.
But this is a trade off, if we take away peoples choice for a free market in energy supplier, we then must compensate then by making it free.
This would suit the whole planet, but let's look at Scotland specifically:
Scotland's has excessive amounts of hydro power.. we have 30,000 lakes, each one with the ability to be converted to generate on average a very conservative estimate of 300 MWh.. which also means we can generate:
300 MWh
x 30,000
= 9,000,000 MWh
oar 9 thousand GWh
oar 9 TWh
Scotland's annual usage for electricity is 160 TWh, so let's calculate with yearly in mind as the above is hourly (given all perfect conditions)
IF on average each one put out half a TWh..
30,000 1/2 = 15,000 = 15,000 TWh
This would mean we would have 93.75 times the total we needed.
In other words.. we would generate our YEARS power needs in one WEEK and still have have another 4/5ths of our annual electricity needs left over per week.
ONE MAJOR PROBLEM.. The Tories sold all Scotland's hydro rights to companies in the late 80s early 90s.
I would strongly suggest we just pass a law returning these rights to the people, with the intention of providing free electricity.
All (new) vehicles should be mandatorily made electric and so they become free to run, because the electricity is free. Then no one will care if there is charging ports everywhere because no one can steal electricity if its already free.
This also means a quality of life improvement for all children across the board, no child freezing to death for the sake of a few pennies in the meter, more money spent on clothes and feeding the child, more effort can be made in educating them at home.
POWER IS NOT A RESERVED MATTER FOR WESTMINSTER:
The Scottish Parliament could pass law returning the rights to the people.
We are sovereign in Scotland and it was sold without our consent.
CLIMATE CHANGE
The only way forward I can see is to take away the ability for everyday people to be producing large amounts a carbon. With no new fossil fuel vehicles except for haulage, and even giving haulage a time limit of 5 years than they too will be banned. Switching everything to electric so it can be controlled at the source how the power is generated.
Using the surplus to generate cash so the system can pay for itself.
With transferable jobs. A straight transition.
Let's get this done within this term! Why wait? So the earth can burn some more? No.. no way.
Dava
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Excess power should bæ fur hydrogen generation:
Fossil Fuel/Petrol
To fill an average tank is 65 liters
£1.80 per liter.
A Full Tank would cost you £177, and you
would get 780 miles per tank.
Hydrogen
To fill an average is 5KG
at £$/15 per KG.
A full tank would cost you £$/75 and you would
get 2000 miles per tank.
15,000 TWh = 1.5e+13 KWh
1KG of hydrogen costs 55 KWh of electricity
1.5e+13 divided by 55 = 272,727,272,727 Kilos of Hydrogen per year from just this one source.
272 Billion KG's of Hydrogen per year.
Scotland has on average 2.4 million cars on the road.
The average car in Scotland does 7,400 miles per year.
Totalling 17.76 billion miles combined.
And for Hydrogen as per the above graphics..
272,000,000,000 divided by 5 (for a full tank) = 54.4 billion x 2000 (miles per full tank)
.. meaning we would have access to 108,800,000,000,000 or 108 TRILLION miles of fuel.
We lose 60 to 80% efficiency, but that was already factored in with the 55 KWh.
However petrol provides a certain freedom, which hydrogen does also and we NEED that freedom.
We can have small electric vehicles, little run about.. but the large long haul household car should be hydrogen.
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Hydrogen stockpiling..
Who is going to buy a hydro car if they know there's no fuel; waiting at the local pump??
A: no one!
The Government should stockpile a years worth of hydrogen and have our own 'Gas Stations' aka Garages owned by the government and fully automated. Set them next to the grounds of Police Stations and Fire Stations.. so no one will tamper with them. Cashless, card only.
If all petrol and diesel vehicles are banned over the course of a year and petrol and diesel were phased out over that year. All new cars hydrogen or electric or hybrid hydrogen & electric. Petrol and diesel engines are scrapped but the chassis/frame and the rest is fine to keep in case conversion of classic cars is desired.
All the current forms of racing can continue with Hydrogen, simply needing adjustment to the new fuel.. and would not have to stop as a sport completely.
