Our response to the UK Government’s Clean Power Action Plan

The UK Government has set out its action plan to deliver clean power by 2030, one of the prime minister’s key milestones. The Clean Power Action Plan outlines how the UK Government will build an energy system that can reduce energy bills. 

Responding to the UK Government’s Clean Power Action Plan, Stew Horne, head of policy at Energy Saving Trust said:

“It’s good to see details on the actions the UK Government intends to take to achieve its Clean Power by 2030 mission and accelerate the end of our reliance on volatile fossil fuel markets.    

“It’s important that homes and businesses experience tangible benefits from the rollout of renewable electricity, including lower energy bills. In homes, this means switching to electric, low carbon heating, such as heat pumps. It also means using energy more flexibly, including through the Demand Flexibility Service, to balance supply and demand. It will also be important to upgrade as many homes as possible to reduce overall energy demand, which will help make clean power by 2030 easier to achieve.  

“What’s missing to enable this shift to happen at scale, is a plan for rolling out an impartial expert advice service in England to empower people to install energy efficient home improvements. This would permanently reduce their energy usage and make the most of the low carbon technologies installed in their homes. Giving confidence and actionable advice to homes through a national advice service needs to be a key part of the Warm Homes Plan. 

“It is good news that the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan has a keen focus on the impact on communities hosting infrastructure. As NESO highlighted in its recommendations, one part of the clean power picture is meaningful engagement with local communities hosting renewable energy infrastructure. We are keen to see how the Local Power Plan will support the delivery of clean power by encouraging community ownership of renewables, giving people a stake in our future energy system.   

“We look forward to engaging with the UK Government on how they can effectively scale up community energy and accelerate the upgrade of homes to help make clean power by 2030 a reality.”