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Low wholesale power prices push case for renewables

Original: RE: https:// hachyderm.io/@katemorley/11741 6690743588593 This is another reason we really need as a country to continue

A social media user is arguing that Britain should keep investing in renewable and sustainable energy generation, citing falling wholesale electricity prices. They say prices have been low enough that their Agile Octopus tariff, which tracks half-hourly wholesale costs, has effectively paid them for using electricity at certain times, a point being shared as fresh evidence for the renewables case.

Why now: Periods of very low or negative wholesale electricity prices are renewing debate about the value of renewable energy investment.

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• RE: https:// hachyderm.io/@katemorley/11741 6690743588593 This is another reason we really need as a country to continue investigating in renewable and more sustainable energy generation. Wholesale prices have been low enough that my Agile Octopus Tariff has been paying me for… · wild1145@mastodonapp.uk · 5

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