{"id":389053,"date":"2025-07-16T16:48:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T14:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=389053"},"modified":"2025-07-16T16:48:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T14:48:58","slug":"milibands-lower-bills-lie-continues-to-unravel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=389053","title":{"rendered":"Miliband\u2019s Lower Bills Lie Continues To\u00a0Unravel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"389073\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=389073\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-2.-Mai-2025-12_11_51-1.png?fit=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1536\" 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=\"ChatGPT Image 2. Mai 2025, 12_11_51\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-2.-Mai-2025-12_11_51-1.png?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-2.-Mai-2025-12_11_51-1.png?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-389073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-2.-Mai-2025-12_11_51-1.png?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-2.-Mai-2025-12_11_51-1.png?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-2.-Mai-2025-12_11_51-1.png?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-2.-Mai-2025-12_11_51-1.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\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\/2025\/07\/15\/milibands-lower-bills-lie-continues-to-unravel\/\">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<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"558\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"389054\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=389054\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-444.png?fit=558%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"558,768\" 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\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-444.png?fit=558%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-444.png?resize=558%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-389054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-444.png?w=558&amp;ssl=1 558w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-444.png?resize=218%2C300&amp;ssl=1 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neso.energy\/publications\/clean-power-2030\">https:\/\/www.neso.energy\/publications\/clean-power-2030<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When NESO published its Clean Power 2030 Plan last November, Ed Miliband immediately claimed it vindicated his Net Zero policies. He told the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/entry\/nick-robinson-clashes-with-ed-miliband-over-energy-bills-claim_uk_675bee22e4b08876deeb9b55\">BBC:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<em>The national energy system operator said that not only was clean power achievable, but it will lead to lower costs of electricity and indeed it can leads to lower bills\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we know, the report made clear that we could not operate without a full fleet of gas power stations. But Miliband\u2019s claims of lower bills were immediately undone, when it was discovered that NESO\u2019s calculations actually showed costs would go up substantially. It was only by assuming massively higher carbon taxes that NESO were able to claim that renewables would be cheaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And as I&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com\/2025\/07\/13\/80-billion-needed-for-grid-upgrades-in-next-five-years\/\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;a day or two ago, NESO\u2019s small print admitted that they had made no allowance at all for the cost of transmission grid upgrades, specifically required for Clean Power 2030 and reckoned to be in the region of \u00a3100 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But it\u2019s even worse than that. But let\u2019s backtrack first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miliband\u2019s claims of lower bills were based on this section of the NESO report:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"432\" data-attachment-id=\"389056\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=389056\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-445.png?fit=1044%2C624&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1044,624\" 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\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-445.png?fit=723%2C432&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-445.png?resize=723%2C432&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-389056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-445.png?resize=1024%2C612&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-445.png?resize=300%2C179&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-445.png?resize=768%2C459&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-445.png?w=1044&amp;ssl=1 1044w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neso.energy\/publications\/clean-power-2030\">https:\/\/www.neso.energy\/publications\/clean-power-2030<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As you can see, he was being economical with the truth, because it was only wholesale costs which would supposedly fall. This would be more than offset by other costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This in turn was based on this table from Annex 4 \u2013 I have blown up the two important sections:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"400\" data-attachment-id=\"389057\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=389057\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-446.png?fit=1024%2C566&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,566\" 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\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-446.png?fit=723%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-446.png?resize=723%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-389057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-446.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-446.png?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-446.png?resize=768%2C425&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"283\" height=\"580\" data-attachment-id=\"389059\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=389059\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-447.png?fit=283%2C580&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"283,580\" 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\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-447.png?fit=283%2C580&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-447.png?resize=283%2C580&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-389059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-447.png?w=283&amp;ssl=1 283w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-447.png?resize=146%2C300&amp;ssl=1 146w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"325\" height=\"463\" data-attachment-id=\"389061\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=389061\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-449.png?fit=325%2C463&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"325,463\" 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\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-449.png?fit=325%2C463&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-449.png?resize=325%2C463&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-389061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-449.png?w=325&amp;ssl=1 325w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-449.png?resize=211%2C300&amp;ssl=1 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The costs of wind and solar are derived from AR6 CfD. For CCGT, the light grey band is \u201cEmission Cost\u201d, ie Carbon Pricing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fuel costs, in dark grey, are misleadingly labelled as Max and Min, suggesting they are DESNZ high and low projections. They are not, however. What they misleadingly describe as \u201cToday\u2019s Price\u201d is in fact at the high end of DESNZ projections, and \u201cin line with [much higher] 2023 gas prices:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"139\" data-attachment-id=\"389063\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=389063\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-450.png?fit=934%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"934,180\" 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\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-450.png?fit=723%2C139&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-450.png?resize=723%2C139&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-389063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-450.png?w=934&amp;ssl=1 934w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-450.png?resize=300%2C58&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-450.png?resize=768%2C148&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-450.png?resize=930%2C180&amp;ssl=1 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their estimate of 100 p\/therm equates to CCGT generation costs of \u00a364\/MWh, at 53% efficiency. Currently gas prices are running at around 80 to 90p\/therm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What they call the \u201cReduced Gas Price\u201d scenario in the first table is also nothing of the sort. It is actually the DESNZ Central projection:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"88\" data-attachment-id=\"389064\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=389064\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-451.png?fit=928%2C113&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"928,113\" 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\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-451.png?fit=723%2C88&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-451.png?resize=723%2C88&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-389064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-451.png?w=928&amp;ssl=1 928w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-451.png?resize=300%2C37&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-451.png?resize=768%2C94&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In other words, the central projection gives CCGT costs of between \u00a342 and \u00a358\/MWh:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"434\" height=\"528\" data-attachment-id=\"389067\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=389067\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-453.png?fit=434%2C528&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"434,528\" 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\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-453.png?fit=434%2C528&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-453.png?resize=434%2C528&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-389067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-453.png?w=434&amp;ssl=1 434w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-453.png?resize=247%2C300&amp;ssl=1 247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Latest DESNZ projections give a central price of 70p\/therm in 2030. That works out at a fuel cost of \u00a345\/MWh for CCGT, compared to \u00a383\/MWh for offshore wind.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"381\" height=\"729\" data-attachment-id=\"389069\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=389069\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-455.png?fit=381%2C729&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"381,729\" 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\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-455.png?fit=381%2C729&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-455.png?resize=381%2C729&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-389069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-455.png?w=381&amp;ssl=1 381w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-455.png?resize=157%2C300&amp;ssl=1 157w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 381px) 100vw, 381px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/fossil-fuel-price-assumptions-2024\">https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/fossil-fuel-price-assumptions-2024<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So going back to this original table, cost of generation won\u2019t go down by \u00a315\/MWh. 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