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Majority of UK power in the last week was wind

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1 points by gregorvand 2 days ago · 3 comments

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gregorvandOP 2 days ago

This is a repeat url, but ever more helpful to remind us UK does not 'depend' on natural gas, albeit wholesale prices are apparently still set by the price of it

  • mytailorisrich 2 days ago

    The UK depends on natural gas as most people get heating and hot water at home from gas boilers.

    As I type this comment your link also shows that 30% of electricity right now is being generated from gas turbines. So that's a hard dependency for electricity, too.

    Lastly, as you mention gas prices also set the price of electricity so a spike in gas prices impacts everyone [1]

    [1] https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-why-expensive-gas-not-...

    • gregorvandOP 2 days ago

      ok fair enough. i dont live in the uk, and when i'm there, I am in a 100% elec house. I forget the dependency of households on a direct gas connection.

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