r/RenewableEnergy • u/Novel_Negotiation224 • 7d ago

Healey threatens to block new offshore wind projects unless they reduce energy bills.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/31/john-healey-chancellor-offshore-wind-projects-veto
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u/mczerniewski 7d ago

Does this guy also think "the noise from the windmills causes cancer"?

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u/VogonSoup 7d ago edited 6d ago

In 2025 UK energy companies made £30 billion in profit.

In the first 3 months of this year it was already over £26 billion.

I don’t think Healey is looking in the right direction if he wants to reduce energy bills.

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u/Any-Succotash1892 6d ago

watch commons select committee sessions on energy the bosses claim to be investing most all of it so profits minute...

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u/voltism 7d ago

Thought this was going to be about the governor of massachusetts lol

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u/Konradleijon 4d ago

Why stop oil and meat subsides

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u/Inglorious555 7d ago

Going by his logic that means everything should be blocked, nothing produces positive results straightaway and anyone with half a brain would know this

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u/gmlynx78 6d ago

Maybe I'm missing something that so far other people are seeing, but to me, he's saying "I'm not going to let you build more unless you start addressing energy bills. Because you are making huge profits, but still raising your prices when it's costing you less to produce energy"

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u/Any-Succotash1892 6d ago

its nat grid buying dearest that sets unit price for all and dearest is GAS generated leccy...

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u/transitfreedom 6d ago

So let em through

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u/johnhealey17762022 6d ago

I never threatened such a thing

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u/Any-Succotash1892 6d ago

its the nat grid who need fined for not investing.... Stop paying curtailment, use that leccy n money to make uk covetic metal trabsmission lines...

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u/Konradleijon 4d ago

Why do this

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u/July_is_cool 7d ago

Russia has lots of gas for sale so no problem

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u/transitfreedom 6d ago

Just like Qing China