Why Cheap Renewable Energy Isn’t Lowering Your Electricity Bills. [V2kONZ6tXsd]
Why are electricity prices still so high when more and more of our power is coming from cheap renewables like wind and solar? This video takes a deep dive into the strange way electricity markets actually work in the UK, Europe and the United States, exploring marginal pricing, Contracts for Difference, gas price exposure, nodal pricing, interconnectors and the growing debate around “decoupling” electricity prices from fossil gas. Is the current system fundamentally broken, or simply struggling to adapt to a renewable energy future? 🎉 Hoodie Giveaway Winners 🎉 Thanks to everyone who took part – I’ve now randomly selected the 10 winners: @lorenzoventura7701 @neilgarcia9127 @mikaellinberger6645 @angelaanderson2662 @marsupialdungbucket @annieellison2046 @joshMorland @catherinegreen8440 @rivmey @michaelreid2329 If you’re on this list, congratulations! Please email me at [email protected] within 28 days, quoting your YouTube handle, so I can arrange delivery. Thanks again to everyone who entered – really appreciate the support for the channel 👍 Help support this channel's independence at Or with a donation via Paypal by clicking here You can also help keep my brain ticking over during the long hours of research and editing via the nice folks at BuyMeACoffee.com Check out other YouTube Climate Communicators Simon Clark: youtube.com/user/SimonOxfPhys ClimateTown: youtube.com/channel/UCuVLG9pThvBABcYCm7pkNkA Dr Gilbz youtube.com/@DrGilbz zentouro: youtube.com/user/zentouro Climate Adam: youtube.com/user/ClimateAdam Kurtis Baute: youtube.com/user/ScopeofScience Sarah Karvner: youtube.com/channel/UCRwMkTu8sCwOOD6_7QYrZnw Beckisphere: Our Changing Climate :