Plenty of power, not enough sockets!

Date: 11/05/23

Imagine having a plentiful, cheap, clean electricity supply, but not being able to plug into it because you don’t have enough sockets. It sounds like a crazy scenario, but that’s exactly the situation with the National Grid right now, according to a report by BBC News. As much as £200bn worth of renewable energy projects are standing idle simply because they cannot plug in to the National Grid.

What is the problem?

The UK has set a target of 2035 to have all the country’s electricity generated carbon-free, and we’re only about halfway there. To meet this challenging target, there’s been a huge investment in renewable energy projects, such as wind farms and solar power arrays. Unfortunately, the electricity grid was simply not designed for this type of multi-source generation.

When the grid was created, virtually all electricity was generated by just a small number of large power stations. Today, the opposite is true, with a large number of smaller projects feeding into the grid from all across the country. This change in supply has left the grid struggling to keep up, with over a thousand renewable energy projects in the queue for connection, with some waiting 10-15 years to join the system. Rebecca Barnett, the Ofgem director of networks, admits this is a huge problem. “We need to catch up,” she says. “The approach of the past is not fit for purpose.”

Connect direct

It’s going to take many years and billions of pounds worth of investment to bring our National Grid in line with this new era of electricity generation. But you don’t have to wait, or invest huge capital, to enjoy the benefits of renewable power. You can start right now, with portable generator hire from Think Hire. With state of the art solar powered generators and hybrid solar/diesel units, we can deliver reliable, responsive energy supplies with reduced emissions and lower operating costs guaranteed.

And when we say we can deliver, we mean it. Think Hire will deliver your portable generator hire direct to your site, anywhere in the mainland UK, bringing renewable energy to even remote, off grid locations. We can deliver portable generator hire to the trackside for railway works, out into the country for road repairs and new route building, and even support your renewable energy construction project, as you create new wind farms or solar panel arrays.

Backing the targets

At Think Hire, we’re right behind the ambitious targets set by the Government to fight climate change. These include a carbon free electricity grid by 2035 and net zero emissions nationally by 2050. But we also believe in taking action right now, instead of waiting for new legislation to kick in. We can all make a contribution to the fight against climate change and it may sound like a cliché, but every little does help.

Every construction site that’s powered by solar site lighting, every electric digger or telehandler that is solar powered via our portable generator hire, every office and welfare unit that is powered by renewables – they all stop being part of the problem and start being part of the solution.

Seize the opportunity

It’s easy to think that the way our electricity is generated is somebody else’s problem, but with one of the longest grid connection queues in Europe, that problem is currently huge. By making it your problem, and working with Think Hire to find a simple solution through renewable energy portable generator hire, you can change the way your business is powered, and change the impact it has on the planet.

So stop waiting around for our ancient energy grid to catch up to the 21st century. Seize the opportunity to go green today with portable generator hire from Think Hire. Get in touch with our team today on 0330 133 2222 or complete the contact form online.   

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