United Kingdom: Coalition makes U-turn on nuclear subsidies

Guardian: Ministers are planning to subsidise nuclear power through electricity bills, despite their promises not to, a secret document seen by the Guardian reveals. The leaked document clearly lays out plans to use "contracts for difference" for nuclear energy, which would allow nuclear operators to reap higher prices for their energy than fossil fuel power stations. But the plans are likely to further inflame rows over energy policy and cause a political furore for the Liberal Democrats, who fought...

URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/apr/20/coalition-u-turn-nuclear-energy-subsidies
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