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Paul Homewood
This chart from the NESO report is worth a look:
Simply put, the gray area represents unattenuated gas production. Each season is given an illustrative seven-day cross-section of a typical week.
So during the winter we sometimes need natural gas to provide half or more of our electricity. Even in the spring, large amounts of natural gas are still needed from time to time.
So to suggest that gas will make only a small contribution (as NESO seems to think) is simply wrong.
On the contrary, it is absolutely fundamental to the grid.
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