British Energy
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| Headquarters | London |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Successor | EDF Energy |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Ceased operations | 2009 |
| Predecessor | Scottish Nuclear |
| Parent organizations | Centrica |
| EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Group Limited | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 3019926 |
About British Energy
British Energy was the UK's largest electricity generation company by volume, before being taken over by Électricité de France in 2009. British Energy operated eight former UK state-owned nuclear power stations and one coal-fired power station.
Labour conference: Six takeaways from Keir Starmer's speech
... In case these " missions" have passed you by, Getting Britain building again, " switching on" Great British Energy, getting the NHS " back on its feet" recruiting more police officers and " tearing down the barriers to opportunity" (this week s policy on further education colleges and making private schools pay VAT fund specialist teachers falls under this category)...
Can Morocco solve Europe's energy crisis?
... " Meanwhile, British Energy start-up Xlinks has plans to build an undersea electricity cable from Morocco to the UK...
Sizewell C nuclear power plant backed by government
... The business and energy secretary said with global gas prices at " record highs" caused by Russia s, the nation needed " British Energy for British homes"...
Why high UK energy bills were decades in the making
... In 1996, eight nuclear plants were privatised as British Energy by John Major s government...
Labour: Keir Starmer claims fact-checked
... Who owns it? Sweden Sir Keir was making his case for a publicly owned renewable energy company he would set up - Great British Energy...
Keir Starmer speech: Labour plans publicly owned renewable energy giant
... Great British Energy would be modelled on France s EDF and other firms owned by foreign states operating in the UK...
Why Ukraine crisis could cause global price rises
... That s why British Energy prices and bills are still affected in a similar way to European ones...
How to plug the UK into desert sunshine
... The company says that like all power generation projects, its project will never be 100% risk-free, " but by using the latest, proven and tested technology we can minimise risk to reliably deliver a complementary source of power for the British Energy grid by the end of the decade"...
Keir Starmer speech: Labour plans publicly owned renewable energy giant
Sir Keir Starmer has announced plans to create a publicly owned Renewable Energy company if Labour wins The Next general election.
Great British Energy would be modelled on France's EDF and other firms owned by foreign states operating in the UK.
It would aim to ensure a massive expansion in Clean Energy planned by Labour will deliver British jobs and greater energy security.
The Labour leader unveiled The Plan to applause in his conference speech.
Great British Energy would be Set Up with public money But would be independently operated and any profits would be reinvested, Labour sources say.
It would be able to build new wind, wave and solar projects - But also invest in privately-owned renewable schemes.
It would start out as a small scale generator, and Build Up market share as it invests in new projects, The Party says. Labour sources say They see no reason why The Company could not eventually grow to establish itself as " a significant, credible generator in a competitive market".
The planned new company would not be able to guarantee every job created in The Push for Clean Energy is British.
But Labour hopes it will act as a " national champion" to rival firms like French-owned EDF, which employs More Than 10,000 people in the UK.
" Labour will make sure that The Public money we spend building-up British industry, spurs on private investment, stimulates Growth … and the British People enjoy the returns, " said Sir Keir in his conference speech.
" Labour won't make the mistake the Tories made with North Sea oil and gas back in the 1980s. Where They frittered away the wealth from our national resources. "
The largest onshore wind farm in Wales is owned by Sweden, meaning " energy bills in Swansea are paying for schools and hospitals in Stockholm, " he added.
" The Chinese Communist Party has a stake in our nuclear industry. And Five million people in Britain pay their bills to an energy company owned by France. "
The start-up money for The Company would come from a new Sovereign Wealth Fund announced by shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves on Monday.
Sir Keir has resisted calls from trade unions and many on The Left of his party to nationalise the energy industry to help keep soaring bills down, arguing instead for an extension of The Windfall tax on their profits.
He has already announced plans to make the UK The First major economy to generate all of its electricity without fossil fuels.
He says this can be achieved by 2030 - Five years earlier than being planned by the government.
" The Road to net-zero is no longer one of stern, austere, self-denial, " He Said in his speech.
" It's at The Heart of modern, 21St Century aspiration. Technology has turned everything on its head. Green and Growth don't just go Together - They 're inseparable.
" The Future wealth of This Country is in our air, in our seas, and in our skies. Britain should harness that wealth and share it with all. "
Source of news: bbc.com
