Record Wind Output Fails to Stop UK Energy Price Surge

The UK cannot wind power itself out of the new energy crisis resulting from the war in the Middle East. With about a third of its electricity generation typically coming from gas-fired power plants, the UK is feeling the energy shock after oil and gas prices soared in the month since the war in Iran began. And the UK is likely to feel the worst of the energy price shock, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). That’s despite the record wind power generation in the first quarter of 2026 and the new daily record in wind power output…