'A wake up call for opponents of net zero': Government predicts gas power will be three times more expensive than renewables by 2025

Cecilia Keating
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Credit: Vodafone UK - Solar power plant aerial view
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Credit: Vodafone UK - Solar power plant aerial view

Government projections suggest wind and solar are on track to become orders of magnitude cheaper than gas power over the coming decade

The solar industry has hailed new government figures that highlight how solar farms provide the cheapest form of power in Britain as a "wake up call" for opponents of green policies. Late last week,...

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