Report says ‘urgent action’ needed to meet government’s clean power target
Britain’s fleet of gas-fired power plants will need to stay online as back-up in 2030 even if the government hits its target of decarbonising the power system by then, according to official modelling published on Tuesday. Gas plants currently account for about a third of Britain’s power requirements.
said too much depends on how the government chooses to fund its policy costs. Many of these are currently added to electricity bills, but several campaigners and industry executives say they should be moved on to gas bills or funded through general taxation instead. “How costs flow through to prices, and ultimately bills, will depend on policy design,” said the
said. Low carbon sources such as wind, solar and nuclear power supplied 51 per cent of Britain’s electricity in 2023, with gas supplying 32 per cent over the year, with the figure rising significantly on windless days. Under
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