21-07-2026, 15:24
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Re: UK Energy Prices
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Originally Posted by GrimUpNorth
There're plenty of old mine shafts in the UK and I'd be very surprised if none were suitable for Gravity Based Energy Storage.
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A large cage at the surface. Fill with illegal immigrants and allow to descend under gravity generating electricity. When at the bottom, the migrants get out and start to climb ladders to reach the distant surface again, thus keeping them contained until their asylum cases are decided. Meanwhile, the empty cage is hoisted back to the surface by the latest batch of illegal immigrants.
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21-07-2026, 15:26
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#2792
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Re: UK Energy Prices
You going to take them to Lidl for food?
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21-07-2026, 16:59
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Re: UK Energy Prices
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There're plenty of old mine shafts in the UK and I'd be very surprised if none were suitable for Gravity Based Energy Storage.
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They were all capped after being back filled with concrete so they coudn’t be re-opened.
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Today, 11:12
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#2794
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Re: UK Energy Prices
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Originally Posted by Chris
They were all capped after being back filled with concrete so they coudn’t be re-opened.
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And mostly full of ground water after the pumps were turned off.
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Today, 11:23
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#2795
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Re: UK Energy Prices
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Originally Posted by Dingbat
And mostly full of ground water after the pumps were turned off.
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Hush man, if the Government know they'll be claiming new reservoirs have been built 
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Today, 11:29
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Re: UK Energy Prices
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Hush man, if the Government know they'll be claiming new reservoirs have been built |
Yet Reform have previously said they want to reopen mines in South Wales, without mentioning that it would cost billions.
Who would want to work down the pit these days anyway?
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/n...orking-people/
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Today, 11:38
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Re: UK Energy Prices
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A good first step. Now uncouple energy pricing, so that cheaper wind and solar, and nuclear, generation isn’t priced based on the cost of gas.
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So who decides who gets any cheaper electricity? Would start a bidding war and you're right back where you started. How else do you think oil and gas prices are determined?
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Today, 11:44
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Re: UK Energy Prices
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So who decides who gets any cheaper electricity? Would start a bidding war and you're right back where you started. How else do you think oil and gas prices are determined?
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Seems like the answer is if there's a couple of wars going on or not
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