Britain's energy transition is confronting an expensive reality:
electricity must be available when consumers need it, not merely when
the weather cooperates. A gas-fired power station near Plymouth
reportedly received an extraordinary £1.4 million-per-hour rate to help
maintain electricity supplies after wind generation slumped, exposing
the costly balancing mechanisms required to keep an increasingly
weather-dependent grid functioning. The episode raises a fundamental
question about Britain's energy priorities. If renewable generation
cannot reliably meet demand during periods of weak wind, how much must
consumers ultimately pay to maintain the conventional generating
capacity that policymakers have spent years attempting to displace?...<<<
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