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The UK avoided the need for gas imports worth £1bn in March 2026 thanks to record electricity generation from wind and solar, reveals Carbon Brief analysis.
https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-record-wind-and-solar-saved-uk-from-gas-imports-worth-1bn-in-march-2026/
Wind generation hit a new record for the month of March on the island of Great Britain, up 38% year-on-year, while solar nearly matched the output of last year’s exceptionally sunny spring.
Analysis: Record wind and solar saved UK from gas imports worth £1bn in March 2026 - Carbon Brief

The UK avoided the need for gas imports worth £1bn in March 2026 thanks to record electricity generation from wind and solar, reveals Carbon Brief analysis.

Carbon Brief
Apr 7 at 9:04amWeb
Show threadEndlessMason1d ago
@kim_harding
Neat! 📸
Show threadhnapel1d ago

@kim_harding

I remember that when wind power generation started to take off in the UK, that the opposing counsel argued that to cover energy needs they would need to construct wind farms 'all over the country'. I found this such a weak argument, it's like saying if we want people to travel on trains, then you would need to cover the whole country with railroad tracks.

Show threadSandor Spruit 🇪🇺🇳🇱🇺🇦🇨🇦1d ago
@hnapel @kim_harding Someone once explained to me that the production of a single windmill is huge, compared to solar for example. So I imagine a windfarm is an even better idea.
Show threadPacman1d ago
@kim_harding In the Analysis I can't see what this wind and solar generation capacity cost in installation and maintenance, i.e. has there been a positive return on investment in monetary terms ? I think wind/solar is a good idea anyway - for a number of reasons - but just wondered what the financial side looks like.
Show threadkim_harding ✅1d ago

@pacman Of course they are profitable, why wouldn't they be?

It is not like fossil fuels, which are subsidised by trillions of dollars a year https://ourworldindata.org/how-much-subsidies-fossil-fuels

How much in subsidies do fossil fuels receive?

Estimates range from less than $1 trillion to $7 trillion. Where do these numbers come from?

Our World in Data
Show threadNicole Parsons22h ago

@kim_harding

Yet another reason to phase out fossil fuel: price stability

Show threadkim_harding ✅10h ago
@Npars01 Yes, something we could have done at anytime in the last 100 years, but there are very powerful vested interest who want to keep the world hooked on fossil fuels 🤬 😱 🤬