Energy bill lifeline as Britons saving £6bn this winter thanks to green power push

National Grid, the network operator, later ordered two coal units at the Drax power plant in Yorkshire to be put on standby, although it later cancelled the request. Meanwhile, France asked if it could half its exports to the UK as it continues to suffer from issues with its nuclear power reactors. 

But despite all this, Mr McGrail said that green power boosts our energy security as well as helping the UK to race to Net Zero emissions by 2050. 

He said: “Every time you see a spinning turbine this winter, it’s reducing the risk of blackouts as well as reducing the cost of electricity. The £175billion-plus of private investment which is planned for wind and other renewables over the course of this decade is the only certain way of avoiding fossil fuel crises like this in the future.”

In a similar report by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, the think tank’s analysis shows that between October and Christmas Day 2022, the amount of electricity generated by wind, hydro, and solar is likely to hit 25TWh, getting rid of around 17 percent of annual UK gas demand, and 12 percent of UK net gas imports.

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Article source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1713439/energy-bill-green-power-wind-solar-gas