Why is cheap renewable electricity so expensive?
Under the ‘marginal cost pricing system’, the wholesale price of electricity is set by the most expensive method needed to meet demand (usually burning gas).

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Under the ‘marginal cost pricing system’, the wholesale price of electricity is set by the most expensive method needed to meet demand (usually burning gas).
An Order in Council is legislation made by the Monarch and the Privy Council instead of Parliament. Such an order can be used to change constituency boundaries.
Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals has stalled, and the UN will hold a summit in September 2023 to re-invigorate efforts to achieve them by 2030.
A year after the protests following the death of Mahsa Amini, Iran is strengthening enforcement of its headscarf laws.
A ‘section 114 notice’ means a council cannot make new spending commitments. What options do councils have if this happens?
GDP grew this summer but high rates of core and services inflation are leading to higher interest rates.