Should the state generate our power? Public ownership and control in the GB electricity system

Описание: MT26 Energy Seminar - Week 1:
Andy Burnham has resurrected the idea of the public ownership of energy from the margins into Downing Street, promising “stronger public control” over energy in his forthcoming ten-year plan. But does control mean ownership? This seminar presents preliminary results from new research on how ownership shapes the cost of capital in Britain’s power system to 2050. Because clean power is capital-intensive, the cost of finance is a major hidden driver of bills. Comparing private finance, public control and full public ownership, the examines the potential savings that public ownership vs public control could bring to the future power system.