The UK Government has published a new Clean Power Action Plan to protect households and boost the economic growth of clean energy. The plan is welcomed, especially as it aims to unlock £40 billion of investment a year in clean power. But we need to act now.
SSE response to the Clean Power Action Plan
“To deliver a cleaner, more secure power system for Britain we urgently need to get building clean energy infrastructure on an unprecedented scale.
“This will require a bolder and more decisive approach from the Government and from regulatory bodies to remove the barriers to development and to back the technologies we need.
“Today’s plan provides important further clarity on how this will be done, and the pace at which it has been developed is particularly welcome. We need this urgency to continue.
“With £40bn of capital investment needed per year, the key thing now is to help derisk that investment in order to minimise costs. We look forward to seeing further clarity over the coming months on market design in particular, where we continue to urge government to rule out zonal pricing as soon as possible to remove the associated risks and sharpen the focus on what really counts – delivering mission-critical infrastructure, boosting energy security and driving economic growth.”
Alistair Phillips-Davies, Chief Executive
Investing billions in clean power
We need more clean energy infrastructure to deliver for Britain. That’s why we’re investing over £20 billion in homegrown energy. We’re building the world’s largest offshore wind farm. We’re transforming the grid. We’re delivering thousands of good jobs. And we’re ready to invest billions more.
As the UK and Ireland’s clean energy champion, we aim to deliver over 20% of the networks and offshore wind investment required to meet UK climate targets. We look forward to working with the UK Government to build more clean energy infrastructure.
How we’re investing billions in homegrown, clean energy.