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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent

What will the UK’s plan for clean energy by 2030 mean for the industry and public?

An online energy bill seen on a smartphone with pound notes and coins in the background
It is possible that people’s energy bills could fall if they are no longer exposed to the volatile international gas market. Photograph: Jacob King/PA

The Labour government came to power with a bold agenda to create a clean electricity system by 2030 to help make Great Britain a green energy superpower.

This week its vision has found a route towards becoming a reality via an independent report from the National Energy System Operator (Neso). The system operator’s twin pathways may help to assuage the scepticism: it found that the government’s clean power plan is technically possible by the end of the decade – but only if urgent action is taken to speed up Britain’s green agenda.

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