Study: Fossil fuel gas responsible for 80 per cent of increase in electricity prices

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Gas pipeline in the process of building through a forest near a Saransk in Russia, 2015 | Credit: iStock
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Gas pipeline in the process of building through a forest near a Saransk in Russia, 2015 | Credit: iStock

Analysis from think tank Ember reveals skyrocketing prices are driven almost entirely by reliance on fossil fuel gas

The skyrocketing price of fossil gas is responsible for 80 per cent of the increase in UK wholesale electricity prices experienced over the past year, a new analysis from energy think tank Ember has revealed....

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