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Britain Facing Energy Crisis Thanks to Over-Reliance on Renewables, Official Says

by Nick Hallett Britain is facing an unprecedented energy supply crisis thanks to its growing dependency on “intermittent” renewable energy, a top official at the country’s electricity and gas regulator has warned. Andrew Wright, a senior partner at Ofgem, told a recent conference that some households would have to pay more just to keep the lights on while others “sit in the dark” due to lack of electricity. Thanks to the closure of coal mines and the decline of fossil fuel generators, Britain has lost fuel capacity, meaning there is “much less flexibility” in supply. He warned that in future… View Article