Welsh voters believe steelmakers should electrify to protect industry and save jobs

Polling conducted by More in Common on behalf of the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) [1] has also shown that Welsh voters are more than twice as likely to believe that the Welsh steel industry will be more secure in the long-term if it electrifies its operations than if it continues relying on conventional gas and coal power, as the crisis in the Middle East drives growing concern about the impact of rising energy prices on energy-intensive industries like steel [2].
 
Over half (52%) of voters said that the steel sector in Wales would be more secure in the long-term if the Government invested in helping steelmaking sites switch to furnaces that run off electricity compared to less than one in five (18%) who said the industry would be better off if the government supported sites in continuing to run on gas and coking coal.