Green Alliance: UK must look to EU interconnection amid 'crumbling' nuclear plans

Michael Holder
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Think tank argues UK should negotiate access to electricity interconnection with Europe through internal energy market in order to keep costs and CO2 down

With the government's new nuclear power strategy hanging in the balance, the UK's focus must turn to improved interconnection with Europe to help ensure secure, low cost and low emission electricity supply,...

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