The wind stopped blowing.
Your bill felt it.
January 2026 had one of the longest calm weather spells in years. Wind turbines barely moved. The grid had to fall back on expensive gas power stations instead.
🌬️ What is a wind drought?
A wind drought is a period of unusually calm weather when wind turbines barely generate any electricity.
Britain gets about 28% of its electricity from wind on average. When that drops to near zero, something else has to fill the gap.
That something is almost always gas-fired power stations. which are much more expensive to run.
💡 What does this mean for your bill?
Electricity prices on the open market spike during wind droughts. Suppliers buy electricity on the open market, so their costs go up.
If you are on a flexible energy tariff, you might notice higher prices per unit during these periods.
If you are on a fixed price energy deal, you are shielded. until your fix expires and you renew at a higher rate.
🔋 This is why flexibility matters.
The more people can shift when they use power, the less the grid needs expensive gas stations to fill the gaps.
When you use FlexMyPower, your devices automatically move to cheaper, cleaner windows.
You earn money for helping. The grid gets more stable. Less gas gets burned.