LondonWind and solar spared the UK more than 100 liquefied natural gas tanker deliveries.
Carbon Brief’s analysis values the avoided gas imports at £5.9bn since the February US-Iran war began.
Record wind and solar, up 14% year on year, cut gas-fired power nearly 10% while gas averaged 189p a therm in September.
Typical household gas bills will be 33% higher than in April from Thursday, Nesta says, against 4% for electricity.
European gas stocks are low, so Europe competes with Asia for winter LNG cargoes.
How each outlet framed it
- Carbon Brief leans favorable
- quantifies UK wind/solar avoided £5.9bn in gas imports since Hormuz crisis; wind/solar now provide 41% of electricity versus 25% from gas; gas generation down 10% year-on-year
Sources: Carbon Brief