--- title: Make Electricity Cheap? description: Make Electricity Cheap image: https://www.tranzparent.energy/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/A%20vintagestyle%20image%20captures%20a%20bustling%201970s%20British%20street%20scene%20at%20night%20illuminated%20by%20the%20warm%20glow%20of%20streetlights%20In%20the%20foreground%20a%20classic.png --- [Skip to content](https://www.tranzparent.energy/blog/make-electricity-cheap#main-content) [![logo tranzparent](https://www.tranzparent.energy/hs-fs/hubfs/logo%20tranzparent.jpg?width=1002&height=250&name=logo%20tranzparent.jpg)](https://tranzparent.energy/) - [Home](https://www.tranzparent.energy/) - [Blog](https://www.tranzparent.energy/blog) - [About](https://www.tranzparent.energy/about) - [Products](https://www.tranzparent.energy/products) - [App Login](https://app.tranzparent.energy/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Home](https://www.tranzparent.energy/) - [Blog](https://www.tranzparent.energy/blog) - [About](https://www.tranzparent.energy/about) - [Products](https://www.tranzparent.energy/products) - [App Login](https://app.tranzparent.energy/) - [Contact us](https://www.tranzparent.energy/blog/make-electricity-cheap#contact) [Contact us](https://www.tranzparent.energy/blog/make-electricity-cheap#contact) Oct 15, 2025, 2:31:24 PM # Make Electricity Cheap? [David](https://www.tranzparent.energy/blog/author/david) Share: [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://www.tranzparent.energy/blog/make-electricity-cheap) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.tranzparent.energy/blog/make-electricity-cheap) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.tranzparent.energy/blog/make-electricity-cheap) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://www.tranzparent.energy/blog/make-electricity-cheap) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://www.tranzparent.energy/blog/make-electricity-cheap) Some thoughts on the widely adopted view in the UK today that we should ‘Make Electricity Cheap’ - Electricity is already cheap, see what people would pay if this essential service was **not available** - Electricity is **not as cheap** as other parts of the world and this maybe to do with UK administration cost being too high (poor regulation?), e.g. why did we allow wind to be built when the grid was not ready? - Projects are too expensive now for us to afford so cancelling AR7 Contracts for Difference (CfD). These costs are simply delayed and not cancelled, perhaps incurring more cost later as supply chains are affected - Why do we persist with CfD’s that don’t work, surely an availability contract that removes the investor from electricity price risk would lower the costs dramatically ## Related posts [![](https://www.tranzparent.energy/hs-fs/hubfs/SAC-1.png?height=200&name=SAC-1.png)](https://www.tranzparent.energy/blog/what-would-the-energy-system-of-the-future-cost-in-a-no-global-warming-world-and-a-net-zero-world) ## [What Would the Energy System of the Future Cost in a No-Global-Warming World and a Net Zero World?](https://www.tranzparent.energy/blog/what-would-the-energy-system-of-the-future-cost-in-a-no-global-warming-world-and-a-net-zero-world) [David](https://www.tranzparent.energy/blog/author/david) Oct 6, 2025, 9:36:46 AM The costs of a future energy system are hotly debated, are we looking in the wrong place? Do all... 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