Speaking at the Conservative Party Conference yesterday, Greg Clark (Shadow DECC Secretary) signaled his intentions to give the green light on 5GW of new ‘Clean’ Coal powered stations under a Conservative government, as well as begin preparations for a new generation of nuclear stations for 2017.
The Conservatives have also committed to smart metering, as well as a upgrading of the national grid and an extension of the infrastructure to expand to offshore power generation to connect wind-farms and marine energy.
Other policies to emerge include giving local communities the business rates generated from onshore wind farms for six years, a pledge for electric car owners to be guaranteed an overnight charging point and the building of ‘Marine Parks’ to stage development for the UK’s world leading marine energy sector.
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