{"id":241512,"date":"2023-01-25T20:05:23","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T19:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=241512"},"modified":"2023-01-25T20:05:24","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T19:05:24","slug":"gas-fired-power-is-now-cheaper-than-offshore-wind-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=241512","title":{"rendered":"Gas-Fired Power Is Now Cheaper Than Offshore Wind Again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"362\" data-attachment-id=\"241517\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=241517\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1097.png?fit=2400%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-1097\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1097.png?fit=723%2C362&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1097.png?resize=723%2C362&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-241517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1097.png?resize=1024%2C512&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1097.png?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1097.png?resize=768%2C384&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1097.png?resize=1536%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1097.png?resize=2048%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1097.png?resize=1200%2C600&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1097.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1097.png?w=2169&amp;ssl=1 2169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com\/2023\/01\/25\/gas-fired-power-is-now-cheaper-than-offshore-wind-again\/\">NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/01\/image-111.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"395\" data-attachment-id=\"241513\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=241513\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0image-111.png?fit=1024%2C559&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,559\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0image-111\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0image-111.png?fit=723%2C395&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0image-111.png?resize=723%2C395&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-241513\" title=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0image-111.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0image-111.png?resize=300%2C164&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0image-111.png?resize=768%2C419&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/01\/image-111.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-timera-energy wp-block-embed-timera-energy\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"RolWxK2Twp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/timera-energy.com\/european-gas-prices-drop-to-pre-war-lows\/\">European gas prices drop to pre-war lows<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;European gas prices drop to pre-war lows&#8221; &#8212; Timera Energy\" src=\"https:\/\/timera-energy.com\/european-gas-prices-drop-to-pre-war-lows\/embed\/#?secret=RolWxK2Twp\" data-secret=\"RolWxK2Twp\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>There are increasingly strong signs that European gas prices are back to pre-war lows and may stop that way. [TTF is the European benchmark]. As Timera explain, part of the reason is demand destruction in Europe and Asia, with gas replaced by coal and slowing economic growth in China. Gradually as well LNG capacity is starting to expand.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Catalyst Digital Energy, the UK energy consultants, agree, with day ahead UK prices down to 178p\/therm at the end of December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Naturally this has an effect on consumer prices for gas, but there is also an effect on power prices too, and these are back down to \u00a3160\/MWh on the wholesale market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You will recall the many references a few months ago to the claim that gas power is now nine times as expensive as wind power. As was pointed out at the time, this was based on a very short spike in gas prices in August. For most of last year gas was much cheaper than that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And now that market prices for gas are back to 2021 levels, gas-fired power is actually very competitive with wind power again. Let\u2019s crunch a few numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">178p\/therm equates to \u00a360\/MWh. With a fuel efficiency of 53%, this means that the fuel cost for every megawatt of electricity generated is \u00a3113.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BEIS levelised costs for CCGT work out at \u00a385\/MWh, but this includes a carbon cost of \u00a332, which is not a cost at all, but a tax. So if we add CAPEX and operating costs to the above \u00a3113\/MWh, we get a total cost of \u00a3126\/MWh:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/01\/image-112.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"241515\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=241515\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0image-112.png?fit=362%2C369&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"362,369\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0image-112\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0image-112.png?fit=362%2C369&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0image-112.png?resize=464%2C473&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-241515\" width=\"464\" height=\"473\" title=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0image-112.png?w=362&amp;ssl=1 362w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0image-112.png?resize=294%2C300&amp;ssl=1 294w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0image-112.png?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/01\/image-112.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/beis-electricity-generation-costs-2020\">https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/beis-electricity-generation-costs-2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The renewable lobby always want to compare against the CfD prices for offshore wind farms that have not been built. But this is utterly irrelevant, not least because there is no evidence that they will be able to actually fulfil those prices. No, it is the existing tranche of wind farms which we should be comparing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And according to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lowcarboncontracts.uk\/data-portal\/dataset\/actual-cfd-generation-and-avoided-ghg-emissions\">Low Carbon Contracts Company<\/a>&nbsp;database, the average strike price for offshore wind is currently \u00a3166\/MWh. In any sane energy market, we would be buying up all of the gas generation before we took any offshore wind power. We don\u2019t, of course, because the subsidy mechanism means that renewables get preferential access to the market first. ( As wind farms on the CfD scheme receive a guaranteed strike price, they can give away their electricity for free, in the knowledge that they will still receive their guaranteed income.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Offshore wind farms subsidised by ROCs costs even more, They receive about \u00a3100\/MWh in subsidy on top of the market price of the electricity they sell, meaning they currently earn well over \u00a3200\/MWh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Low Carbon Contracts data confirms that power prices are falling back. In the first twelve days this month, the only data they so far have, the average market price earned by wind farms was \u00a3110\/MWh. With an average strike price of \u00a3166\/MWh this means that offshore wind generators are now being subsidised again vis the CfD scheme. There was of course a great deal of publicity a few months ago when, for a few short months, they returned money to consumers. I suspect we will nothing from the renewable lobby this time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Offshore wind farms subsidised by ROCs costs even more, They receive about \u00a3100\/MWh in subsidy on top of the market price of the electricity they sell, meaning they currently earn well over \u00a3200\/MWh.<br \/>\nThe Low Carbon Contracts data confirms that power prices are falling back. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":241517,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-241512","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","9":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1097.png?fit=2400%2C1200&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-10Pm","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":398722,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=398722","url_meta":{"origin":241512,"position":0},"title":"Mitsubishi Can\u2019t Make Money Out Of Offshore Wind Even At\u00a0\u00a3151\/MWh","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"29\/08\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Consortia in which Mitsubishi Corporation is the main stakeholder have been selected to develop all of the projects offered in Japan\u2019s first fixed-bottom offshore wind auction.","rel":"","context":"In \"Japan\"","block_context":{"text":"Japan","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=japan"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AQMMGwgtz4oxPzExfw-qW-tWKKiYB7L18bLGTtpgd7Fb7JGRpzzTAAsfkS_k0giJg8a8pR1wUFBgea2fH_u4U3BWXO7TdpjD-seGribej2lrjHb-M6KT_zh_Tg04KW_fsxSlJG68wiFE6Ayb8FZLXAA3Q64iiQ.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AQMMGwgtz4oxPzExfw-qW-tWKKiYB7L18bLGTtpgd7Fb7JGRpzzTAAsfkS_k0giJg8a8pR1wUFBgea2fH_u4U3BWXO7TdpjD-seGribej2lrjHb-M6KT_zh_Tg04KW_fsxSlJG68wiFE6Ayb8FZLXAA3Q64iiQ.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AQMMGwgtz4oxPzExfw-qW-tWKKiYB7L18bLGTtpgd7Fb7JGRpzzTAAsfkS_k0giJg8a8pR1wUFBgea2fH_u4U3BWXO7TdpjD-seGribej2lrjHb-M6KT_zh_Tg04KW_fsxSlJG68wiFE6Ayb8FZLXAA3Q64iiQ.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AQMMGwgtz4oxPzExfw-qW-tWKKiYB7L18bLGTtpgd7Fb7JGRpzzTAAsfkS_k0giJg8a8pR1wUFBgea2fH_u4U3BWXO7TdpjD-seGribej2lrjHb-M6KT_zh_Tg04KW_fsxSlJG68wiFE6Ayb8FZLXAA3Q64iiQ.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AQMMGwgtz4oxPzExfw-qW-tWKKiYB7L18bLGTtpgd7Fb7JGRpzzTAAsfkS_k0giJg8a8pR1wUFBgea2fH_u4U3BWXO7TdpjD-seGribej2lrjHb-M6KT_zh_Tg04KW_fsxSlJG68wiFE6Ayb8FZLXAA3Q64iiQ.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":344739,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=344739","url_meta":{"origin":241512,"position":1},"title":"Renewables Subsidies Hit New August Record","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"01\/10\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The Low Carbon Contract Company (LCCC) manages the Contracts for Difference (CfD) subsidy scheme and\u00a0publishes data\u00a0to show how much it costs us. The data is usually published about 10 days in arrears and sometimes is adjusted. Now, we have the full data for August 2024, and it has settled down\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"Contracts for Difference (CfD)\"","block_context":{"text":"Contracts for Difference (CfD)","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=contracts-for-difference-cfd"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0philippines-renewable-energy-continues-to-boom.jpg?fit=1024%2C684&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0philippines-renewable-energy-continues-to-boom.jpg?fit=1024%2C684&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0philippines-renewable-energy-continues-to-boom.jpg?fit=1024%2C684&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0philippines-renewable-energy-continues-to-boom.jpg?fit=1024%2C684&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":391236,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=391236","url_meta":{"origin":241512,"position":2},"title":"New Offshore Wind Is Now Twice The Price Of\u00a0Gas","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"28\/07\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The main factor is the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS), effectively a carbon tax. CCGT plant operators must purchase allowances to cover the amount of CO2 emitted. The current market price for these allowances is around \u00a350\/Tonne CO2.","rel":"","context":"In \"carbon dioxide (CO\u2082)\"","block_context":{"text":"carbon dioxide (CO\u2082)","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=carbon-dioxide-co%e2%82%82"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-13.-Juni-2025-08_56_09.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-13.-Juni-2025-08_56_09.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-13.-Juni-2025-08_56_09.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-13.-Juni-2025-08_56_09.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-13.-Juni-2025-08_56_09.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":363795,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=363795","url_meta":{"origin":241512,"position":3},"title":"Record \u00a32.4 Billion in CfD Subsidies Paid Out in 2024","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"29\/01\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Hot on the heels of the record payments made under the Feed-in-Tariff scheme in the year to end March 2024, the data is now available for subsidies paid under the Contract for Difference Scheme (CfDs) in calendar year 2024. The data comes from the Low Carbon Contract Company (LCCC). 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