Captain Caveman
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UK fires up coal power plant as gas prices soar
An old coal plant has had to be brought back online after a spike in the price of natural gas.
www.bbc.co.uk
Warm, still, autumn weather has meant wind farms have not generated as much power as normal, while soaring prices have made it too costly to rely on gas.
As a result, National Grid ESO - which is responsible for balancing the UK's electricity supply - confirmed coal was providing 3% of national power.
It said it asked EDF to fire up West Burton A, which had been on standby.
Hang on, if the UK fires up coal power plant as gas prices soar, what's happened to renewables? I thought those were the saviour, not coal.
Can any alarmist explain how renewables failed us?