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Re: UK Energy Prices
They’re working on it…
https://www.drax.com/press_release/u...he-first-time/
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Battery storage has reached a major milestone in Britain’s energy transition, with installed battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity surpassing the country’s nuclear generating capacity for the first time, according to the latest analysis from Drax Electric Insights.
The report, produced independently by academics from Imperial College London and commissioned by Drax, highlights the growing role battery storage is playing in supporting Britain’s electricity system as demand for flexible power continues to grow.
Installed battery capacity has risen from just 10 MW to nearly 7 GW in under a decade, now exceeding the combined capacity of Britain’s nuclear reactor fleet.
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From Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s FB page
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One country just approved sixteen new energy storage projects that will nearly triple how much electricity it can store for later use.
Britain's energy regulator Ofgem backed 16 long-duration energy storage projects totaling 7.6 gigawatts of power output, a decision expected to nearly triple the country's total storable electricity capacity. The United Kingdom currently has about 10 gigawatts of grid battery capacity capable of delivering roughly 18 gigawatt-hours of power, plus four pumped hydro sites offering an additional 24 gigawatt-hours, together enough to meet total national demand for only about an hour.
These new projects will add more than 46 additional gigawatt-hours of storage capacity, more than all of Britain's existing grid storage combined, though the funding decision leaned heavily on large-scale pumped hydro and lithium-ion batteries rather than newer emerging storage technologies. With battery costs falling quickly and nuclear power growing more expensive and delayed, energy analysts have argued there's a strong case for the UK to diversify further into a wider range of storage technologies, including hydrogen, in the years ahead.
Britain's massive storage expansion reflects a broader recognition that as wind and solar generation continues growing, having enough capacity to store that electricity for use when the wind isn't blowing or the sun isn't shining has become just as critical as building the generation itself.
Source: No2NuclearPower, 2026
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