By Paul Homewood
BP Energy Review
The Netherlands is one of the countries planning to phase out coal power by 2030.
Last year coal supplied more than a quarter of their electricity, with another half coming from natural gas. By contrast, wind and solar provided just 12%.
The significance to the UK is that we regularly import electricity via the 1000 MW Dutch interconnector. Today it has been running flat out, supplying 3.7% of our demand:
https://www.bmreports.com/bmrs/?q=eds/main
Once the Netherlands closed all of their coal capacity, we are entitled to ask how they will be able to supply their own needs, never mind have a surplus to export to us.
The idea that they might have some surplus wind power at times of windy weather is plainly absurd, as we will be in the same boat. It is when wind power is at a minimum when we will need proper dispatchable backup.
I dare say the virtue signallers in the Dutch government will naively assume that they will be able to import whatever they need from elsewhere in Europe, just as the idiots here do.
They, and we, may be in for an almighty shock.
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