Just a few months after EDF announced that the cost of Hinkley Point C (HPC) has ballooned to as much as £35 billion and is not expected to start producing power until sometime between 2029 and 2031 we are thrilled to announce that green industrialist, Dale Vince, has agreed to act as a Patron to the Stop Hinkley Campaign.
Ecotricity, which was founded by Vince in 1996, provides its customers with 100% renewable electricity. Renowned energy modelling academics at the LUT University in Finland, commissioned by the 100% Renewable UK Campaign, have shown that not only is a 100% renewable energy mix perfectly feasible for the UK but such a scenario would save well over £100bn in achieving net zero by 2050, compared to the UK Government’s current strategy.
Dale Vince Press Release 16May2024
Dale Vince said: “I’m really pleased to be a patron of the Stop Hinkley campaign which is working to stop the Government wasting billions of taxpayers’ money on a technology which is hugely expensive and slow to develop. Plus, the UK has no sources of Uranium and by 2050 there will be a global shortage. Nuclear soaks up huge amounts of investment which could be better spent on renewable solutions, with money left over for our schools and hospitals. It’s essential that we mobilise every resource effectively in the battle against climate change.”