Reader David Toke
@davidtoke.bsky.social
Reader in Energy Politics at University of Aberdeen. Author of book 'Energy Revolutions - Profiteering versus Democracy' published by Pluto Press https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745349268/energy-r/ free blog: https://substack.com/@davidtoke
Denmark issues giant offshore wind tender auction renews.biz/105473/denma...
See also ‘Two stories: Denmark's soaring renewable success and global nuclear construction disaster’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/two-storie...
See also ‘Two stories: Denmark's soaring renewable success and global nuclear construction disaster’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/two-storie...
November 21, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Denmark issues giant offshore wind tender auction renews.biz/105473/denma...
See also ‘Two stories: Denmark's soaring renewable success and global nuclear construction disaster’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/two-storie...
See also ‘Two stories: Denmark's soaring renewable success and global nuclear construction disaster’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/two-storie...
Reposted by Reader David Toke
Study of all-electric properties in Birmingham, with heat pumps and solar, shows they use less energy at peak times than expected, reducing stress on the grid
“We’re finding all those reasons not to go ahead with a heat pump are slowly but surely falling away”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“We’re finding all those reasons not to go ahead with a heat pump are slowly but surely falling away”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Heat-pump homes put less strain on grid than expected, study shows
Analysis of new-builds in Birmingham suggests all-electric homes not only use less energy but vary in peak usage
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Study of all-electric properties in Birmingham, with heat pumps and solar, shows they use less energy at peak times than expected, reducing stress on the grid
“We’re finding all those reasons not to go ahead with a heat pump are slowly but surely falling away”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“We’re finding all those reasons not to go ahead with a heat pump are slowly but surely falling away”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Trump loans Constellation Energy Corp $1 billion to restart nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island - where catastrophic accident led to partial reactor melt-down in 1979 ...
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/18/b...
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/18/b...
Trump administration lends $1 billion to restart Three Mile Island | CNN Business
The Trump administration said on Tuesday it has loaned Constellation Energy Corp CEG.O $1 billion to restart its nuclear reactor at a Pennsylvania plant formerly known as Three Mile Island.
edition.cnn.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Trump loans Constellation Energy Corp $1 billion to restart nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island - where catastrophic accident led to partial reactor melt-down in 1979 ...
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/18/b...
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/18/b...
‘Solar Is Becoming A Valued Global Solution To Fight Power Outages’ cleantechnica.com/2025/11/16/s...
See also ‘Renewables based systems are reducing blackouts in UK and USA!’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/renewables...
See also ‘Renewables based systems are reducing blackouts in UK and USA!’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/renewables...
Solar Is Becoming A Valued Global Solution To Fight Power Outages - CleanTechnica
A solar+battery system can provide green energy during normal times and deliver needed backup power during power outages.
cleantechnica.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM
‘Solar Is Becoming A Valued Global Solution To Fight Power Outages’ cleantechnica.com/2025/11/16/s...
See also ‘Renewables based systems are reducing blackouts in UK and USA!’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/renewables...
See also ‘Renewables based systems are reducing blackouts in UK and USA!’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/renewables...
‘Scotland's 'first' wind farm Hagshaw Hill to deliver 5X more power’ www.heraldscotland.com/news/2560818... See also ‘Repowering could boost onshore wind to over a third of UK electricity supply’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/repowering...
Wind farm that started 'Scotland's green energy revolution' gets suped up
Scotland’s first commercial wind farm is to deliver five times more energy following a number of upgrades.
www.heraldscotland.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
‘Scotland's 'first' wind farm Hagshaw Hill to deliver 5X more power’ www.heraldscotland.com/news/2560818... See also ‘Repowering could boost onshore wind to over a third of UK electricity supply’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/repowering...
‘ScottishPower Renewables repowers Hagshaw' Hill’ renews.biz/105163/scott...
See also: ‘Repowering could boost onshore wind to over a third of UK electricity supply’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/repowering...
See also: ‘Repowering could boost onshore wind to over a third of UK electricity supply’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/repowering...
November 10, 2025 at 9:51 AM
‘ScottishPower Renewables repowers Hagshaw' Hill’ renews.biz/105163/scott...
See also: ‘Repowering could boost onshore wind to over a third of UK electricity supply’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/repowering...
See also: ‘Repowering could boost onshore wind to over a third of UK electricity supply’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/repowering...
UK Solar PV capacity goes above 20 GW www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/05/u...
See also ‘So how much of UK electricity could solar pv provide? A lot more than people usually think...........https://davidtoke.substack.com/p/so-how-much-of-uk-electricity-could
See also ‘So how much of UK electricity could solar pv provide? A lot more than people usually think...........https://davidtoke.substack.com/p/so-how-much-of-uk-electricity-could
UK solar capacity hits 20 GW
Major milestone for UK solar deployment as 15 CfD-backed projects switch on during the first three quarters of 2025. Further utility-scale deployment is expected, but much will depend on the outcomes ...
www.pv-magazine.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
UK Solar PV capacity goes above 20 GW www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/05/u...
See also ‘So how much of UK electricity could solar pv provide? A lot more than people usually think...........https://davidtoke.substack.com/p/so-how-much-of-uk-electricity-could
See also ‘So how much of UK electricity could solar pv provide? A lot more than people usually think...........https://davidtoke.substack.com/p/so-how-much-of-uk-electricity-could
‘Japanese utility uses Sharp PV-linked home batteries for grid balancing’ www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/04/j...
See also ‘How economists get it wrong about the value of home solar pv and batteries’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-econom...
See also ‘How economists get it wrong about the value of home solar pv and batteries’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-econom...
Japanese utility uses Sharp PV-linked home batteries for grid balancing
Japanese utility Tohoku Electric Power is using Sharp’s residential batteries and AI-powered energy management systems to balance grid demand and optimize household solar energy use. Customers in the ...
www.pv-magazine.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
‘Japanese utility uses Sharp PV-linked home batteries for grid balancing’ www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/04/j...
See also ‘How economists get it wrong about the value of home solar pv and batteries’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-econom...
See also ‘How economists get it wrong about the value of home solar pv and batteries’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-econom...
Renewables and batteries force electricity price reduction in Australia
reneweconomy.com.au/prices-fall-...
See also: ‘So why are UK electricity bills so high? - it's got nothing to do with the amount of wind and and solar generation’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/so-why-are...
reneweconomy.com.au/prices-fall-...
See also: ‘So why are UK electricity bills so high? - it's got nothing to do with the amount of wind and and solar generation’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/so-why-are...
October 30, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Renewables and batteries force electricity price reduction in Australia
reneweconomy.com.au/prices-fall-...
See also: ‘So why are UK electricity bills so high? - it's got nothing to do with the amount of wind and and solar generation’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/so-why-are...
reneweconomy.com.au/prices-fall-...
See also: ‘So why are UK electricity bills so high? - it's got nothing to do with the amount of wind and and solar generation’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/so-why-are...
So why are UK electricity bills so high?
- it's got nothing to do with the amount of wind and and solar generation
davidtoke.substack.com/p/so-why-are...
- it's got nothing to do with the amount of wind and and solar generation
davidtoke.substack.com/p/so-why-are...
So why are UK electricity bills so high?
- it's got nothing to do with the amount of wind and and solar generation
davidtoke.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
So why are UK electricity bills so high?
- it's got nothing to do with the amount of wind and and solar generation
davidtoke.substack.com/p/so-why-are...
- it's got nothing to do with the amount of wind and and solar generation
davidtoke.substack.com/p/so-why-are...
Renewable industry says there’s not enough budgeted to fund new projects renews.biz/103871/renew...
See also ‘There's easily enough renewable energy to meet Labour's clean energy target.. davidtoke.substack.com/p/theres-eas...
See also ‘There's easily enough renewable energy to meet Labour's clean energy target.. davidtoke.substack.com/p/theres-eas...
renews.biz
October 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Renewable industry says there’s not enough budgeted to fund new projects renews.biz/103871/renew...
See also ‘There's easily enough renewable energy to meet Labour's clean energy target.. davidtoke.substack.com/p/theres-eas...
See also ‘There's easily enough renewable energy to meet Labour's clean energy target.. davidtoke.substack.com/p/theres-eas...
‘“Solar nation:” (Australia) Home battery scheme reaches 2 gigawatt hours in just four months’ onestepoffthegrid.com.au/solar-nation...
See also: ‘How economists get it wrong about the value of home solar pv and batteries’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-econom...
See also: ‘How economists get it wrong about the value of home solar pv and batteries’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-econom...
"Solar nation:" Home battery scheme reaches 2 gigawatt hours in just four months - One Step Off The Grid
Chris Bowen says a "remarkable" 100,000 home batteries installed since start of federal rebate scheme, making a total of 2 GWh of capacity.
onestepoffthegrid.com.au
October 27, 2025 at 8:14 AM
‘“Solar nation:” (Australia) Home battery scheme reaches 2 gigawatt hours in just four months’ onestepoffthegrid.com.au/solar-nation...
See also: ‘How economists get it wrong about the value of home solar pv and batteries’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-econom...
See also: ‘How economists get it wrong about the value of home solar pv and batteries’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-econom...
‘Energy storage could cut Brazil’s electricity system costs 16% in 2029’ www.pv-magazine.com/2025/10/22/e...
See also ‘How falling battery prices and renewables will slash electricity bills’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-cheape...
See also ‘How falling battery prices and renewables will slash electricity bills’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-cheape...
Energy storage could cut Brazil’s electricity system costs 16% in 2029
Storage is essential to expand renewables penetration and ensure grid flexibility, according to a study by consultants PSR. Regulatory and tax barriers still limit the sector, however, and new revenue...
www.pv-magazine.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
‘Energy storage could cut Brazil’s electricity system costs 16% in 2029’ www.pv-magazine.com/2025/10/22/e...
See also ‘How falling battery prices and renewables will slash electricity bills’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-cheape...
See also ‘How falling battery prices and renewables will slash electricity bills’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-cheape...
China is beating the hell out of the West when it comes to exports of solar pv, batteries and electric vehicles www.scmp.com/economy/chin...
See also ‘Some data on how Trump is helping China by opposing green energy’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-trump-...
See also ‘Some data on how Trump is helping China by opposing green energy’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-trump-...
https://scmp.com/economy/china-…
October 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
China is beating the hell out of the West when it comes to exports of solar pv, batteries and electric vehicles www.scmp.com/economy/chin...
See also ‘Some data on how Trump is helping China by opposing green energy’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-trump-...
See also ‘Some data on how Trump is helping China by opposing green energy’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-trump-...
self-defeating proposal by Government to lower fees for universities judged to have lower teaching quality. Lower fees will mean fewer staff which will reduce staff-student ratios and reduce student contact time for teaching www.thetimes.com/uk/education...
Tuition fees set to be lowered at universities with poor teaching
Labour is considering bringing the cap below £9,000 a year on campuses where standards aren’t met
www.thetimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
self-defeating proposal by Government to lower fees for universities judged to have lower teaching quality. Lower fees will mean fewer staff which will reduce staff-student ratios and reduce student contact time for teaching www.thetimes.com/uk/education...
Campaigners argue against proposed ‘small modular reactor’. pembrokeshire-herald.com/124146/campa... But how feasible are SMRs? See ‘Why small modular reactors do not exist - history gives the answer’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/why-small-...
Campaigners warn of ‘dangerous experiment’ as nuclear plans face backlash
Climate Camp Cymru supports Llynfi Valley protest against small modular reactors – campaigners urge Pembrokeshire to stay alert ENVIRONMENTAL activists from across Wales – including several from Pembr...
pembrokeshire-herald.com
October 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Campaigners argue against proposed ‘small modular reactor’. pembrokeshire-herald.com/124146/campa... But how feasible are SMRs? See ‘Why small modular reactors do not exist - history gives the answer’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/why-small-...
Base Power hauls in $1B for mass deployment of huge home batteries www.canarymedia.com/articles/bat...
See also ‘How economists get it wrong about the value of home solar pv and batteries’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-econom...
See also ‘How economists get it wrong about the value of home solar pv and batteries’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-econom...
Base Power hauls in $1B for mass deployment of huge home batteries
It’s a standout fundraise for the current cleantech market. The Texas startup will use the money to beef up manufacturing and install batteries even…
www.canarymedia.com
October 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Base Power hauls in $1B for mass deployment of huge home batteries www.canarymedia.com/articles/bat...
See also ‘How economists get it wrong about the value of home solar pv and batteries’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-econom...
See also ‘How economists get it wrong about the value of home solar pv and batteries’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-econom...
The German electricity network operator reports increasing network reliability as renewables increase their share of generation www.bundesnetzagentur.de/SharedDocs/P...
See also ‘Renewables based systems are reducing blackouts in UK and USA!’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/renewables...
See also ‘Renewables based systems are reducing blackouts in UK and USA!’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/renewables...
October 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The German electricity network operator reports increasing network reliability as renewables increase their share of generation www.bundesnetzagentur.de/SharedDocs/P...
See also ‘Renewables based systems are reducing blackouts in UK and USA!’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/renewables...
See also ‘Renewables based systems are reducing blackouts in UK and USA!’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/renewables...
‘EVs reach record 98.3 pct share of new car sales in Norway, surge across Europe’ thedriven.io/2025/10/09/e...
See also how increasing EV use will reduce overall energy consumption in ‘How small increases in renewables produce big cuts in carbon emissions’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-small-...
See also how increasing EV use will reduce overall energy consumption in ‘How small increases in renewables produce big cuts in carbon emissions’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-small-...
EVs reach record 98.3 pct share of new car sales in Norway, surge across Europe
The sale of electric vehicles (EVs) took off in September across Europe, led as always by Norway, but also with strong showings in key markets such as the UK, Denmark and Spain.
thedriven.io
October 9, 2025 at 12:19 PM
‘EVs reach record 98.3 pct share of new car sales in Norway, surge across Europe’ thedriven.io/2025/10/09/e...
See also how increasing EV use will reduce overall energy consumption in ‘How small increases in renewables produce big cuts in carbon emissions’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-small-...
See also how increasing EV use will reduce overall energy consumption in ‘How small increases in renewables produce big cuts in carbon emissions’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-small-...
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En Allemagne, 500 MW de PV + stockage attribués à moins de 48 €/MWh 🤩
Germany awards just under 500 MW of solar plus storage projects at little more than 5 eurocents per kwh pv-magazine.com/2025/10/08/g...
See also ‘How falling battery prices and renewables will slash electricity bills’
davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-cheape...
See also ‘How falling battery prices and renewables will slash electricity bills’
davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-cheape...
Germany wraps up solar-plus-storage tender with average price of €0.0531/kWh
Germany has concluded a new renewables tender for innovative projects, securing 485 MW of capacity at final prices ranging from €0.0479 ($0.0557)/kWh to €0.0559/kWh
pv-magazine.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
En Allemagne, 500 MW de PV + stockage attribués à moins de 48 €/MWh 🤩
Germany awards just under 500 MW of solar plus storage projects at little more than 5 eurocents per kwh pv-magazine.com/2025/10/08/g...
See also ‘How falling battery prices and renewables will slash electricity bills’
davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-cheape...
See also ‘How falling battery prices and renewables will slash electricity bills’
davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-cheape...
Germany wraps up solar-plus-storage tender with average price of €0.0531/kWh
Germany has concluded a new renewables tender for innovative projects, securing 485 MW of capacity at final prices ranging from €0.0479 ($0.0557)/kWh to €0.0559/kWh
pv-magazine.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Germany awards just under 500 MW of solar plus storage projects at little more than 5 eurocents per kwh pv-magazine.com/2025/10/08/g...
See also ‘How falling battery prices and renewables will slash electricity bills’
davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-cheape...
See also ‘How falling battery prices and renewables will slash electricity bills’
davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-cheape...
‘Overvoltage key factor in Iberian blackout’ - a law (changed after the blackout) actually prevented renewables from contrbuting to voltage control renews.biz/103454/overv...
See also ‘Renewables based systems are reducing blackouts in UK and USA!’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/renewables...
See also ‘Renewables based systems are reducing blackouts in UK and USA!’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/renewables...
October 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
‘Overvoltage key factor in Iberian blackout’ - a law (changed after the blackout) actually prevented renewables from contrbuting to voltage control renews.biz/103454/overv...
See also ‘Renewables based systems are reducing blackouts in UK and USA!’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/renewables...
See also ‘Renewables based systems are reducing blackouts in UK and USA!’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/renewables...
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Blaming nuclear's overruns and delays on the NRC (or the ONR) is like blaming a drunk driver's car wreck on the DMV.
#NuclearIsItsOwnWorstEnemy
#NuclearIsItsOwnWorstEnemy
‘The US and UK governments’ attack on the integrity of their own nuclear safety regulators makes no sense....' www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/a-go...
See also ‘Why small modular reactors do not exist - history gives the answer’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/why-small-...
See also ‘Why small modular reactors do not exist - history gives the answer’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/why-small-...
A ‘Golden Age’ of nuclear? | New Civil Engineer
The reason is simple. Nuclear costs are huge and rising and significant delays are the norm. The result is that nuclear power faces the same fundamental
www.newcivilengineer.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Blaming nuclear's overruns and delays on the NRC (or the ONR) is like blaming a drunk driver's car wreck on the DMV.
#NuclearIsItsOwnWorstEnemy
#NuclearIsItsOwnWorstEnemy
‘The US and UK governments’ attack on the integrity of their own nuclear safety regulators makes no sense....' www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/a-go...
See also ‘Why small modular reactors do not exist - history gives the answer’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/why-small-...
See also ‘Why small modular reactors do not exist - history gives the answer’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/why-small-...
A ‘Golden Age’ of nuclear? | New Civil Engineer
The reason is simple. Nuclear costs are huge and rising and significant delays are the norm. The result is that nuclear power faces the same fundamental
www.newcivilengineer.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
‘The US and UK governments’ attack on the integrity of their own nuclear safety regulators makes no sense....' www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/a-go...
See also ‘Why small modular reactors do not exist - history gives the answer’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/why-small-...
See also ‘Why small modular reactors do not exist - history gives the answer’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/why-small-...