{"id":875,"date":"2026-05-08T15:27:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energycloud.org\/england\/?p=875"},"modified":"2026-05-14T13:48:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:48:07","slug":"in-the-first-four-months-of-2026-4415-million-kwh-of-surplus-zero-carbon-renewable-energy-was-wasted-across-england-scotland-and-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/energycloud.org\/england\/in-the-first-four-months-of-2026-4415-million-kwh-of-surplus-zero-carbon-renewable-energy-was-wasted-across-england-scotland-and-wales\/","title":{"rendered":"In the first four months of 2026, 4,415 million kWh of surplus zero carbon renewable energy was wasted across England, Scotland and Wales."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/energycloud.org\/england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/Waste-Jan-April-2026.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-876\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.015019185090444;width:254px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/energycloud.org\/england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/Waste-Jan-April-2026.avif 676w, https:\/\/energycloud.org\/england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/Waste-Jan-April-2026-300x296.avif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The estimated retail value of this unused clean energy was \u00a31.19 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, millions of households continue to experience fuel poverty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is not a shortage of renewable energy. 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