Net Zero ‘Lies’ Exposed, Promises Undermined
Independent UK Energy Analyst, Katherine Porter, provides factual arguments why Britain is in severe economic decline due to the high cost of unreliable ‘renewable’ sources of energy.
Opening Discussion: Renewables vs Coal
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The host questions a BBC headline claiming “Renewables overtake coal as the world’s biggest source of electricity.”
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Katherine Porter expresses doubt about the claim.
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She says the report comes from Ember, the same organisation involved in the “£300 bill reduction” claim, implying reason to be cautious.
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Porter cites data from Europe:
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Wind output down 8%,
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Hydro output down 14%,
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Gas generation up 17% to compensate.
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She also notes China is still building coal power stations “at a phenomenal rate.”
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Both agree that such reports may involve selective reporting and need source verification.
Skepticism About Official Sources
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The host mentions a Sadiq Khan initiative closing Oxford Street one Sunday and claims reports said shops earned more.
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He argues the data came from a mayor-funded group, not independent businesses.
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Porter and the host agree it’s important to check who produces the data and whether sources are independent.
Debate on “Fossil Fuel Subsidies” and VAT
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Porter says people on social media claim fossil fuels get subsidies because electricity bills have 5% VAT.
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She argues that 5% VAT applies to all electricity — renewables, nuclear, biomass — not just fossil fuels, so it’s not a specific subsidy.
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She adds that capital expenditure (capex) relief applies across the economy, not only to fossil fuels.
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Porter asserts that renewables are the ones receiving cash subsidies for being built.
Standing Charges and Hidden Costs
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The host brings up the rising “standing charge” on bills and says people don’t know why it’s increasing.
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Porter explains this is due to renewables’ low energy density and intermittency:
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These require more network infrastructure, raising network charges that appear in standing charges.
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She compares energy generation:
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An 800 MW gas plant = ~60 wind turbines.
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But since wind operates about one-third of the time, ~150 turbines are needed for equivalent yearly output.
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This means more wires and infrastructure, especially since turbines are often offshore.
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She says balancing the grid due to renewables’ variability adds billions of pounds per year in hidden costs, including backup costs.
Wind Power Output Example
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Porter mentions a coming period when wind generation will drop from 3,000 MW capacity to about 200 MW output.
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She jokes that if everyone in Britain “blew into a turbine,” it would produce about the same power.
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Both mock the expense and inefficiency implied by such variability.
Political Commentary: Ed Miliband & Net Zero
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The host notes Ed Miliband remains in charge of green energy and jokes about leaders flying to COP30 in Brazil, where a highway was reportedly built through the rainforest for the summit.
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Porter predicts Miliband will face trouble next year:
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Gas prices are expected to return to pre-crisis levels,
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LNG supply will replace Russian gas,
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The global gas market will be oversupplied, lowering prices.
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She says this will undermine arguments that gas is too expensive.
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She also mentions an upcoming renewable subsidy auction, expected to be much costlier than before, and doubts Starmer will approve deals more expensive than gas.
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Porter says this would contradict Labour’s earlier £300 bill reduction claim — now delayed until 2029 — and that falling gas prices, ironically, may be the real reason bills could drop.
Met Office and Weather Data
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The host refers to Porter’s social media post claiming the Met Office “makes up” some data because many weather stations have been closed.
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Porter confirms:
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The Met Office interpolates from nearby stations.
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Investigations found some areas lack nearby stations, so interpolation is unreliable.
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Some data have been removed after being challenged.
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She says some remaining stations produce “junk data” — e.g., one in a London park surrounded by concrete and next to a diesel generator, causing artificially high readings.
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Porter concludes such compromised data distort temperature records, and one cannot claim it’s hotter now if the numbers are made up.
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The host calls this “peak net zero” — making up data but calling it science.
Porter predicts gas prices will return to their long-term average by next year as global supply grows, which she says undermines Keir Starmer’s argument that the UK must move away from gas because it is expensive.
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