New windfarms coming online, strong winds and a good winter for hydropower plants sent renewable energy
generation surging to 19.4% of all electricity from January to March
2014, up from about 12% for the same period last year. The power
produced was enough for about 15m homes during the quarter. It was
hailed as a breakthrough by the wind industry, which alone provided 12%
of the overall power produced, and a rebuff to critics who have said
that renewables would never account for such a large proportion of the
energy mix.
However, the DECC data could stoke a new price row with energy suppliers because it shows gas prices to domestic customers rising in the first quarter with prices to businesses in decline at the same time.
The cost of gas to householders, including VAT, rose by 4.8% in real terms between the first quarter of 2013 and the same period of this year, while average gas prices to business customers, including the climate change levy, were 5.2% lower.
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However, the DECC data could stoke a new price row with energy suppliers because it shows gas prices to domestic customers rising in the first quarter with prices to businesses in decline at the same time.
The cost of gas to householders, including VAT, rose by 4.8% in real terms between the first quarter of 2013 and the same period of this year, while average gas prices to business customers, including the climate change levy, were 5.2% lower.
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