One of the best short documentaries I've seen explaining why the energy transition is no longer just about generation, it's about the grid and, increasingly, storage. #SWB #Bettrification #EnergyTransition Key takeaways: • Britain doesn't have a wind problem, it has a transmission problem. Scotland produces more wind power than the grid can carry south. • Consumers pay twice: wind farms are paid to switch off while gas plants are paid to switch on elsewhere. • Batteries are scaling rapidly but there still isn't enough storage to absorb surplus renewable energy during major grid constraints. • The solution is clear: more transmission, more batteries, more flexible demand like EV charging and AI data centres, and smarter market design. The lesson extends far beyond Britain. Curtailment isn't a failure of renewables, it's evidence they're growing faster than the rest of the system. The answer isn't less wind and solar, it's accelerating the infrastructure around them.

Australia has enough sunshine to roast a kangaroo's shadow and enough wind to blow the flies off a politician, yet apparently our energy future depends on a nuclear reactor that doesn't exist, hasn't been approved and won't produce a single MWh for well over a decade. Meanwhile, solar farms are generating, wind turbines are spinning and batteries are coming online. Not promises. Actual electricity. But don't worry, the nuclear unicorn is coming! Just approve the billions, sort out the laws, find a site, build the thing and keep your fingers crossed. By the time it arrives, renewables could have eaten its lunch, nicked its parking spot and paid off the mortgage. Renewables are delivering electricity. Nuclear's still a unicorn on lay-by, with the taxpayer covering the repayments. 🦄⚡