Renewables industry vows to undercut nuclear prices

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Green energy groups say solar and wind will be cheaper than nuclear by the time Hinkley C comes online - but questions remain over base load challenge

Announcing yesterday's agreement with EDF to build a new £16bn nuclear reactor at Hinkley in Somerset, Energy and Climate Change Secretary assured the public: "This deal is competitive with other large-scale...

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