A global surge in gas turbine prices fuelled by American server facilities has made home batteries cheaper than gas power for the first time, a report reveals.

A global surge in gas turbine prices fuelled by American server facilities has made home batteries cheaper than gas power for the first time, a report reveals.

Falling battery costs and a data centre-fuelled dash for gas have overturned decades of accepted wisdom: gas is no longer the cheapest way to meet peak power demand.