That is a fair point. However, peaks may shift. We may have a summer peak, especially if we have very hot summers and need air conditioning, due to climate change. Summer peaks happen quite a lot on the continent. We have probably dealt with this question—we will have storage. There will be times when we have a great deal of solar power during the day going into storage to be used at night. These are engineering problems that can be solved.
Renewables Obligation Closure (Amendment) Order 2015
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Worthington
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 3 March 2015.
It occurred during Debates on delegated legislation on Renewables Obligation Closure (Amendment) Order 2015.
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