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Re:Britain today generating 90%+ of electricity from renewables by sega_sai on Saturday March 28, 2026 @09:51AM (#47554609)
This is Telegraph for you. The cost of electricity is not driven by green levies or net zero targets, but by gas prices, as gas is a backstop when all other sources are exhausted. Therefore electricity prices are pretty much tied to gas.
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Re:Britain today generating 90%+ of electricity from renewables by ph4rsikal on Saturday March 28, 2026 @10:44AM (#47555058)
Obviously, Electricity is a National Security issue. It's naive to state that the problem is gas prices. Germany is seeing Steel, Automotive, and other hard science companies leave for that very reason.

The strategy should have been to build an energy architecture that reduces prices while being robust against force majeure events.

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Re:Britain today generating 90%+ of electricity from renewables by 0xy on Saturday March 28, 2026 @02:41PM (#47557180)
Renewables inherently require gas peakers.
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