>is cheaper per watt

It isn't though? Even at high assumed load factor for gas wind beats it on LCOE £/MWh. [0] And not by a small margin either.

The only edge gas has is qualitative not price - it is dispatchable nature...and the cost of energy storage is in freefall. The trendlines here are not subtle.

>There is a reason it sets the price at market.

Yeah the sooner we get rid of ungodly expensive on demand peaker gas doing exactly that price setting the better for us all.

[0] https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696697d19d9b9...