UK Govt Will Support New Gas-fired Power Stations
The campaign group said that it was the latest sign of a shift towards more pragmatic energy policies
It said the new plants were vital for energy security, but noted that the need for subsidies, announced at the same time, was a reflection of a broken energy system.
Net Zero Watch’s head of policy, Harry Wilkinson, speaking to TalkTV’s Julia Hartley-Brewer said:
‘People can debate this decision if they like, but this was the inevitable result of the fact that the lights will go out if we do not build this firm, reliable capacity…
It’s the right decision, but it has come very late.
We have to remember that Britain has some of the most expensive electricity prices in the world, particularly for businesses, and that’s done an enormous amount of damage.’
The decision is likely to be opposed by the Labour Party, whose shadow Secretary of State, Ed Miliband, remains committed to full ‘decarbonisation’ of the grid by 2030.
Most analysts view this target as infeasible.
Because the new stations will only be used occasionally, they will have to be heavily subsidised.
The need for such support generation is well known, but today’s announcement is an important recognition that gas will remain indispensable.
Dr John Constable, Net Zero Watch’s energy director, said:
‘Net Zero dies, not with a bang, but a whimper. Subsidising new gas power stations to prop up unreliable and uncontrollable wind and solar means that the failing Net Zero target can limp along for another five …
… part of the desperate return to fossil fuels that is inevitable as reality bites home and wind and solar are abandoned.
But with a little courage all of this absurd cost could have been avoided. What a mess.’
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“more pragmatic energy policies”
It is because the dire policies of the buffoons past and present have been shown for what they are. The UK is dependent on interconnects, like keep knocking on the neighbors door to ask for batteries all the time. If these interconnects cannot supply the requirements due to their own countries needs, blackouts will ensue.
The interconnects are currently supplying nearly a quarter. How ridiculous is that?
https://grid.iamkate.com/
“full ‘decarbonisation’ of the grid by 2030”
The tories say 2035, that’s quite an outlay for something only going to be used for 10 years, if the retain power.
I hears on GBNews I think, that the cost of electric per unit is about 17 cents in USA, the equivalent of 44 cents in the UK, and 8 in India…
Renewables certainly made life more comfortable, eh?
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