Government 'must come clean on cost of renewables'

E.ON UK chief: Government 'must come clean on cost of renewables' - Telegraph

In a frank warning yesterday, Mr Golby criticised the quality of debate about the country's energy future, saying that it was dominated by single issue politics. He called on the Government to take a lead in improving understanding of just how serious was the challenge to "avoid the lights going out".

He criticised in particular the notion that moving towards renewables was cheaper. "We must dispel the myth that renewables are cheap. Because we have all been silent on this, people think it won't cost anything.