Storm Herminia Brings... No Power.

 Here's an object lesson in what happens when there is too much wind, or the win is in the wrong place:

See that blue sliver over the huge orange band? That's yesterday's wind generation. Pathetic. 

Given that there WAS some wind, the Storm Herminia, you'd think that somewhere in the country there would be just enough wind (neither too much or too little) for a decent contribution to UK energy production.

But alas, no. There appears to be too much of the wrong type of wind to produce substantial amounts of energy. 

What was that the enviro-mentalists used to say? That somewhere in the country the wind will blow and there will be generation. Yeah, some generation, but not a substantial amount. 

Gas is still the major energy provider. Without it, we are scuppered. 

With the demise of coal-fired production, it would be wise to invest in an alternative heating source at the very least. We can live without lights, but we can't live without heat. 

The posh people have their wood-burners to fall back on, even though they might be illegal.

Those of us without recourse to remodelling the house to install a multi-fuel stove need an alternative. 

The cheap Chinese diesel heaters that are around for under £100 seem to be a good alternative. They can run of most oils including vegetable oil. So you can run one cheaply. All you need is a 12v car battery and some oil. And a hole to vent the exhaust out of, you don't want to die from carbon monoxide poisoning.

If the indications are energy production is going to falter, I'll be first in line for one..