Re:UK offshore wind prices come in 40% cheaper than gas in r...
by cbeach on Friday January 16, 2026 @01:35PM
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When you're trying to sell wind power to the public as a "cheaper" source of energy than fossil fuels, you've got to be honest with them if you want to win both hearts and minds.
Gas is cheaper, like-for-like.
We impose special taxes on gas, making it artificially more expensive, in order to manipulate the market into reducing use of fossil fuel.
There. That's all that needs to be said. If you're honest with people they're more likely to trust you, and join you in your endeavours.
The high cost of gas is entirely politically-driven, as Reform UK will prove when they take office in 2029.
Gas is cheaper, like-for-like.
We impose special taxes on gas, making it artificially more expensive, in order to manipulate the market into reducing use of fossil fuel.
There. That's all that needs to be said. If you're honest with people they're more likely to trust you, and join you in your endeavours.
The high cost of gas is entirely politically-driven, as Reform UK will prove when they take office in 2029.