More on electricity at the London Olympics

Following last week’s post on wind energy, there is more to be learned about the electricity provided at the London Olympics.  EDF Energy is the official provider of electricity for the London Olympics.  EDF Energy is wholly owned by EDF, the major French electricity company.

This is what they say on their website about use of low carbon energy at the Olympics:

1. Electricity is generated from a variety of sources, including low-carbon nuclear power and renewables.
2. All electricity generated is transmitted through the National Grid and through the local distribution network.
3. And then supplied by us to the Olympic Park.
4. This means that the actual electricity coming into the Olympic Park cannot be physically identified as coming from a particular type of generation source.
5. Consumption on the Olympic Park is matched by electricity from low-carbon sources – a mixture of nuclear power and renewables.
6. Whilst we are not promising that the electricity the Olympic Park uses will have come directly from a low-carbon source, we will ensure that we obtain enough electricity generated from low-carbon sources to match every unit of electricity estimated to have been supplied to the Olympic Park. 80% of the low carbon electricity sourced to supply the Games will come from EDF Energy’s existing nuclear fleet, with the remaining 20% coming from renewable generation assets.

EiD leaves it to its readers to decide if this is the model low carbon electricity system for the future.