As we head towards a general election it would appear that whatever progress had been made in providing for Britain's energy future has ground to a halt. The sad fact remains that as coal-fired power stations continue to be phased out, little is coming forward to replace them.A major offshore array has been abandoned and civil servants still report that we are a long way off a final agreement to proceed with Hinckley Point C nuclear power station. Britain's major energy consumers are expressing deep concerns that sooner rather than later the 'lights will be going out'. The political goodwill on energy within the Coalition that was so apparent during the first few months of this Government has run of out steam.
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