National Energy System Operator says businesses and households need to play a greater role
UK businesses and households will need to be far more flexible about when they use electricity for the country to decarbonise the power system by 2030, according to official advice set to be published on Tuesday. Some of Britain’s ageing nuclear power stations will also need to be kept open longer than planned, under the modelling of one of the Labour government’s flagship climate targets.
’s modelling of the 2030 target includes a scenario where “demand-flexibility” rises from just under 3GW currently to about 11-12GW, according to the people familiar with the matter. The report says meeting the target will also need French-state utility EDF to extend the life of some of its ageing UK nuclear power sites to meet demand alongside the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant, due to open in 2030.
for its advice on how to reach the 2030 target, which is five years’ faster than the 2035 clean power target promised by the former Conservative government. The earlier target has been considered unworkable by many in industry given the huge amount of new wind turbines, solar farms, cables and pylons required within a short space of time. The
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