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Re:Wind Becomes Britain's Largest Electricity Source by oezi on Monday September 09, 2024 @11:48AM (#41489732)
No, I wasn't talking about retail pricing. I was talking about the spot market prices being determined by the most expensive generator (gas).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_market#Bid-based,_...

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Re:Wind Becomes Britain's Largest Electricity Source by tialaramex on Monday September 09, 2024 @12:04PM (#41489909)
But, that page insists the UK does not use this system. So, why link it and then say this is what the UK does ?
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Re:Wind Becomes Britain's Largest Electricity Source by rcxdude on Tuesday September 10, 2024 @04:17AM (#41498449)
The UK does use that system, but it's only one price for the whole country.
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