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Re:UK offshore wind prices come in 40% cheaper than gas in r... by mekdoonggi on Thursday January 15, 2026 @03:46PM (#46639056)
Nothing you've said actually means anything.

The self-imposed tax is there and isn't going anywhere, so it's included in the price.

The other two points are accounted for in the strike price, because this capacity came into being and is now offering electricity at the strike price.

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Re:UK offshore wind prices come in 40% cheaper than gas in r... by cbeach on Thursday January 15, 2026 @03:58PM (#46639208)
The government is literally comparing a raw price with a price+tax … and what makes this even more disingenuous is that the government themselves applied this tax. AND the tax is absurdly high!
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Re:UK offshore wind prices come in 40% cheaper than gas in r... by holbrad on Thursday January 15, 2026 @06:24PM (#46640914)
>isn't going anywhere

That's not true at all, Reform could get in and remove it day 1!

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