eli5 – Why does renewable-generated electricity go up with the cost of non-renewable?

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My UK energy provider says my electricity is produced with 100% renewables, so I presume water, wind, solar. So why am I affected by such big increases in electricity charges (price per kWh)?

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So what we’re learning here today is that energy is fungible? And even if you’re claiming to only pull energy from renewables, that drawing your scope so narrow doesn’t mean we’re not actually pulling from the same total global mix of all sources, including dirty fossil fuels? Shocking, if true!

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