Starmer Plan for Change: comment on Clean Power Plan

Comment on Clean Power Plan set out by UK Government

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By Jess Ralston

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Commenting on measures on the Clean Power Plan set out in the Plan for Change set out by Sir Keir Starmer today [1], Jess Ralston, Head of Energy at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) said: 

"Moving away from gas, which will increasingly come from abroad as the North Sea continues its inevitable decline, and rolling out more British renewables will help shield households from future gas price spikes. This is good for avoiding future volatility on bills and for our energy security in general as we will become less reliant on foreign gas imports.

"The National Energy System Operator set out how the UK can reach clean power last month [2] and before the new year, the Government's Mission Control is expected to set out more details of its plans - both should provide certainty to the energy industry and help secure more investment in our growing net zero economy." 


Notes to editors:

1. Keir Starmer redefines UK clean power target in policy reset: https://www.ft.com/content/5f02d901-e353-4b8c-ba71-0318ea5d02ec 

2.  Clean Power 2030 advice to Government: https://www.neso.energy/news/our-clean-power-2030-advice-government 

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George Smeeton, Head of Communications, ECIU, Tel: 07894 571 153, email: george.smeeton@eciu.net