Why is UK Energy SO expensive?

Critics of the 'green transition' argue it is imposing an unacceptable cost on ordinary working people. But is it really renewable technologies that are causing our bills to go up, or are there other forces involved? We scratch the surface and take a look.

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Reference Links:

Carbon Brief article
https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-why-expensive-gas-not-net-zero-is-keeping-uk-electricity-prices-so-high/

Visual Capitalist - Renewables in the US
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-renewable-energy-capacity-in-the-u-s-2014-2024/?utm

PV Magazine - US adds 30GW of PV Capacity
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/01/28/us-added-34-gw-of-pv-capacity-in-2024/

PV Magazine - Anti-solar bill dies in Texas
https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/05/28/anti-solar-bills-die-in-texas-house/

PV Tech - China PV additions in 2025
https://www.pv-tech.org/china-adds-record-105gw-solar-pv-in-first-four-months-of-2025/

EIA data on US renewables
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=64586

EIA calls Peak Shale
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/EIA-Calls-Peak-Shale-as-Drilling-Activity-Declines.html

Earth.org article on carbon footprint of LNG
https://earth.org/lng-33-worse-for-climate-than-coal-over-20-year-period-groundbreaking-research-reveals/

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