Britain's Power Conundrum

The new Con-Lib Dim (sic) coalition has a real conundrum - not helped by virtue of giving the energy-climate brief to an anti-nuclear activist and Europhile (Chris Huhne).

Here's the conundrum in a nutshell: Britain has to replace its aging power stations - and fast. At the same time, the EU is insisting we close some early to cut CO2 emissions. If we do that, Britain is headed, in around four or five years (election time) for a period of major power blackouts across the country. There's a power gap in our energy plans that could easily see blackouts in the UK for the first time since 1973.

And just for good measure, did you know that four of the six power providers in the UK are keeping their prices artificially high while keeping them lower in the country from which they hail? In other words, Brits are subsidising European energy users.

For the full story and for Cameron's stark choice go to my article Britain's Power Conundrum published today at Energy Tribune. Also run out at the Global Warming Policy Foundation and Canada Free Press.