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Written by Paul Spare
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Saturday, 23 August 2008 |
Dear Sir,
Over the last two years, the Labour Government and Conservative Party have recognised the impending crisis in our energy supplies – recently evinced by unprecedented increases in the price of gas and oil. They have belatedly begun to take advice from professional engineers in the sector that consistently supplies electricity with 99.98% security of supply, with plans for replacement nuclear plants.
Nick Clegg and the Libdems in contrast in their 'Apollo' Project are proposing reliance on intermittent and uncontrollable sources such as the sun, wind and waves. If Mr Clegg had consulted some electrical engineers they would have explained that electricity for 60 million UK residents has to be available the instant that it is required. Only a small contribution can be accepted from unstable supplies that can collapse to zero, when needed most in freezing January and generate too much in a summer gale.
His proposals are a recipe for the collapse of our computer-controlled economy and increased numbers of hypothermia deaths.
Yours truly,
Paul Spare
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 September 2008 )
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