© Jon Super/Jon SuperWest Burton power stations
Comment: Russia hasn't cut Europe off yet, despite them supplying the neo-Nazi's military in Ukraine with endless shipments of weaponry and tens of billions of dollars for their proxy war; what makes the UK think that it would cut them off come winter?
The Business Secretary has instructed National Grid's electricity system operator (ESO) to work with the industry to make sure extra generating capacity not fuelled by gas is available.
Last month Mr Kwarteng wrote to the owners of the UK's remaining coal-fired power stations to ask them to stay open longer than planned.
Comment: This may reveal that many in the UK energy business had been expecting to rely on Russia fuel for years, because there was no chance the green energy would ever have been able to cover the shortfall.
In a letter to Fintan Slye, executive director of the ESO, this week, Mr Kwarteng warned of "high levels of uncertainty and volatility expected in energy markets over the winter".
He said: "While we are in no way dependent on gas from Russia, I am mindful that a shortage of gas in Europe could put considerable pressure on the European gas market and suppliers of liquefied natural gas, with the potential for additional, consequential impact on electricity markets."
Comment: Experts the world over, and the facts on the ground playing out right now, prove that Europe is pretty much dependent on Russian fuel supplies, evidently the West hadn't really though through the consequences of their belligerence nor their malinvestment (such as 'green energy') through.
Comment: See also: UK has more gas than it can handle and prices are lower than ever - but not for the consumer