Ensuring a climate-friendly power supply in the future.

In twenty years, the last polluting power station will be decommissioned, and we will use our electricity knowing it is generated without fossil fuels.

This may seem like a dream, but solar farms and wind turbines are being built at a rate that may allow us to reach our energy targets sooner than expected. Even if the new grid is designed to cope with these energy surpluses, we will still need power stations to meet additional load demands.

The Government is reinforcing its plans by introducing a Power Station Security Bill to support decarbonisation and ensure the security of supply.

The locations of these new power stations are of paramount importance. The existing grid problem with the transfer from north to south needs to be addressed.

Much may change over the next 20 years, but the need for a reliable and efficient energy source will always exist. The technological opportunity to achieve zero emissions is there and should not be delayed by bureaucracy and financial constraints.