The switch to Sustainable Energy

In Britain, coal & oil have been replaced by renewables – first nuclear then wind and solar.

We still have to cut back on gas consumption.

Wind Power 26.8%, around 8,000 MW

1900 Windmills

2022 Windfarms

Nuclear 15.5%, around 5,000 MW

2022 Nuclear Power sites.

HydroElectric Power 1.8%, about 500 MW

— With proposals to increase this considerably

1900 Watermill sites

2023 large Hydroelectric Sites

Severn Tidal Barrage proposals.

20-30 MW total
2,500 watermills, about 10kW each.
400-500 MW total
17 sites
The Severn Estuary has the world’s second greatest tidal range, attracting many proposals from 1,000MW to 15,000MW. For comparison, the Hinkley Point C nuclear site shown is planned to reach 3,200MW from 2 reactors.
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