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...
‘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...
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...
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...
‘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...
Private Eye summed it up quite well back in February:
August 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Private Eye summed it up quite well back in February:
Exposing a week of Daily Telegraph distortions about green energy!
davidtoke.substack.com/p/exposing-a...
davidtoke.substack.com/p/exposing-a...
August 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Exposing a week of Daily Telegraph distortions about green energy!
davidtoke.substack.com/p/exposing-a...
davidtoke.substack.com/p/exposing-a...
In California solar curtailment fell by 12% this year despite an increase in of 18% in solar generation - because of batteries mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#in...
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...
July 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
In California solar curtailment fell by 12% this year despite an increase in of 18% in solar generation - because of batteries mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#in...
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...
Ed Miliband slams Nigel Farage as he accuses critics of 'telling lies' about net zero www.businessgreen.com/news/4515770... In fact Miliband will achieve his clean power plan targets, albeit one or two years late. See davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-close-...
July 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Ed Miliband slams Nigel Farage as he accuses critics of 'telling lies' about net zero www.businessgreen.com/news/4515770... In fact Miliband will achieve his clean power plan targets, albeit one or two years late. See davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-close-...
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June 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
No comment needed!
The decline in policy costs from older renewables and falls in prices from new renewables, allied to cheaper batteries will produce electricity prices that a quarter lower than today. See How cheaper batteries and renewables will slash electricity bills davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-cheape...
June 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The decline in policy costs from older renewables and falls in prices from new renewables, allied to cheaper batteries will produce electricity prices that a quarter lower than today. See How cheaper batteries and renewables will slash electricity bills davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-cheape...
Reform’s proposed ban on green energy projects in Lincolnshire will cost 12200 jobs says report from Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit www.theguardian.com/politics/202.... They will also put up consumer energy prices which would fall otherwise, see davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-cheape...
May 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Reform’s proposed ban on green energy projects in Lincolnshire will cost 12200 jobs says report from Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit www.theguardian.com/politics/202.... They will also put up consumer energy prices which would fall otherwise, see davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-cheape...
How cheaper batteries and renewables will slash electricity bills davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-cheape...
April 30, 2025 at 10:17 AM
How cheaper batteries and renewables will slash electricity bills davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-cheape...
How cheaper batteries and renewables will slash electricity bills davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-cheape...
April 30, 2025 at 9:07 AM
How cheaper batteries and renewables will slash electricity bills davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-cheape...
How cheaper batteries and renewables will slash electricity bills davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-cheape...
April 30, 2025 at 9:06 AM
How cheaper batteries and renewables will slash electricity bills davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-cheape...
Renewables provided over 90 percent of the world's increase in generation capacity in 2024. That's because renewables are the cheapest sources davidtoke.substack.com/p/renewables...
April 13, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Renewables provided over 90 percent of the world's increase in generation capacity in 2024. That's because renewables are the cheapest sources davidtoke.substack.com/p/renewables...
Badenoch ignored Tory opinion research when she abandoned net zero. Why? davidtoke.substack.com/p/badenoch-i...
March 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Badenoch ignored Tory opinion research when she abandoned net zero. Why? davidtoke.substack.com/p/badenoch-i...
@anothergreen.bsky.social Hi Derek - looks like you're a time-traveler! See (on amazon)
March 13, 2025 at 12:04 PM
@anothergreen.bsky.social Hi Derek - looks like you're a time-traveler! See (on amazon)
It's money that has stopped nuclear power, not planning problems davidtoke.substack.com/p/its-money-...
February 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
It's money that has stopped nuclear power, not planning problems davidtoke.substack.com/p/its-money-...
UK electricity generation fell by 1.7 percent in 2024 compared to 2023 according to figures from the NESO energy portal. See NESO chart below showing sources of generation. This continues a downward trend in UK electricity consumption. Weak economic growth (around 1 per cent) was a factor.
January 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
UK electricity generation fell by 1.7 percent in 2024 compared to 2023 according to figures from the NESO energy portal. See NESO chart below showing sources of generation. This continues a downward trend in UK electricity consumption. Weak economic growth (around 1 per cent) was a factor.
Breakthrough for agrivoltaics in France as 30 MW agrivoltaics solar farm wins FIT contract with bid for 78 euros per MWh renews.biz/98190/clearv...
January 16, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Breakthrough for agrivoltaics in France as 30 MW agrivoltaics solar farm wins FIT contract with bid for 78 euros per MWh renews.biz/98190/clearv...
Batteries galore! How green energy schemes are surging through the UK's planning system davidtoke.substack.com/p/batteries-...
January 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Batteries galore! How green energy schemes are surging through the UK's planning system davidtoke.substack.com/p/batteries-...
Home solar and batteries is more important than economists would let you think! davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-econom...
December 28, 2024 at 10:53 AM
Home solar and batteries is more important than economists would let you think! davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-econom...
Home-based solar batteries are important. Solar farms and grid-scale batteries are great news, but that shouldn’t lead us to downgrade the importance of buildings-based solar pv and batteries. Their importance is often wrongly decried by economists. See davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-econom...
December 25, 2024 at 9:54 AM
Home-based solar batteries are important. Solar farms and grid-scale batteries are great news, but that shouldn’t lead us to downgrade the importance of buildings-based solar pv and batteries. Their importance is often wrongly decried by economists. See davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-econom...