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Re:Majority of UK power in the last week was wind by gregorvand on Thursday March 19, 2026 @11:15AM (#47440910)
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
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Re:Majority of UK power in the last week was wind by mytailorisrich on Thursday March 19, 2026 @11:26AM (#47441097)
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-...

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Re:Majority of UK power in the last week was wind by gregorvand on Thursday March 19, 2026 @01:18PM (#47442722)
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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