Aurium warns that the government’s recent decision to phase out coal-fired stations within the next ten years increases the risk of Britain facing blackouts and energy-security issues.
Steven Blase, partner at Aurium, says: “Coal’s share of UK electricity generation was 30% in 2014, and renewables accounted for approximately 19%. This winter, for example, the UK’s overall excess energy capacity is just 1.5%.
“The
