UK renewables hit record level: comment

"During this unfolding energy crisis, British wind and solar offer a crucial buffer against volatile and expensive gas, helping shield UK electricity prices from rising as steeply as gas. Wind power lowered the wholesale power price by a third last year [2], and every wind turbine and solar panel we install squeezes older, less efficient gas plants off the system.

"This is the second gas price crisis triggered by a war in just a matter of years. The longer the UK remains dependent on gas for power, the higher the risk of being hit by another crisis. More North Sea gas won’t bring down prices which are set by international markets, and around 90% of North Sea oil and gas have already been extracted. [3] Output will decline, so either the UK switches to renewables or becomes ever more dependent on foreign gas."