Comment on GB Energy

Commenting on the announcement of a new partnership between Great British Energy and The Crown Estate, Jess Ralston, Head of Energy at the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), said: "GB Energy certainly has the potential to deliver on making us more energy independent and moves to help with community engagement and planning, which has been holding back growth, are sure to be welcome. Get this right, and alongside electric heat pumps that can replace gas boilers running off British renewable power instead, the UK will be looking much more energy secure, detaching itself from the volatile gas markets that have driven energy bills skywards over the past few years."

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Notes to editors:

1. ECIU analysis has found that by supporting households to switch to electric cars and heat pumps, insulating homes and ramping up renewables, UK import dependency could be cut significantly and energy security bolstered: https://eciu.net/media/press-r...

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