Uncategorized – An Energy View

Power to the People – Part 3 – Revenue

I’ve previously written about the scale and ownership model of Labour’s People’s Power Plan. In this last post on the subject, and in advance of seeing the general election manifesto for the parties I’m going to look at why the open question of revenue model matters for their plan Currently offshore wind construction is supportedContinue reading “Power to the People – Part 3 – Revenue”

Power to the People – Part 2 – Ownership

I recently wrote about the challenge faced by Labour in delivering their “People’s Power Plan” in terms of its scale and reach. One of the other interesting aspects is the new ownership model. Here are some thoughts. If Labour intends to buy into existing development projects, what is the basis on which they will doContinue reading “Power to the People – Part 2 – Ownership”

Power to the People – Part 1 – Scale

With less fanfare than they hoped (Brexit still sucking the political oxygen from the room), Labour have launched a new policy called the “People’s Power Plan” promising a radically new model for delivering renewable energy. There isn’t a detailed policy at the time of writing so only the outline headlines are available, and what headlinesContinue reading “Power to the People – Part 1 – Scale”