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how does the wholesale price of gas explain how the UK is the most expensive in the world/europe?
by Magnets 6mo ago
how does the wholesale price of gas explain how the UK is the most expensive in the world/europe?
- thebruce87m 6mo agotldr: Marginal Pricing https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-why-does-gas-set-the-price-of-electricity-and-is-there-an-alternative/ https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-why-does-gas-set-the-price-of... > In the UK, the marginal unit is almost always a gas-fired power plant. As a result, one widely cited academic analysis found that gas set the price of power 97% of the time in the UK in 2021.