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The UK government has just quietly published estimates showing wind and solar will be several times cheaper than gas, for the foreseeable future

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The UK government has just quietly published estimates showing wind and solar will be several times cheaper than gas, for the foreseeable future

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UK gov 2013: Offshore wind? That’ll cost <sucks teeth> £150/MWh in 2025

UK gov 2016: OK, maybe only, ooh, £115/MWh in 2025?

UK gov 2020: Er, um, yeah it’s pretty cheap…call it £62/MWh in 2025?

UK gov today: Did you see HOW CHEAP offshore wind is?!? Yeah, ikr? £44/MWh in 2025

Ref https://twitter.com/DrSimEvans/status/1687500048622395396

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