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Londoners take a shine to coal
Robert Lea10 Nov 2008
Nuclear and coal-fired power stations are enjoying a renaissance in support from Londoners though windfarms are still the future, according to a survey of the capital's households by YouGov.
Fears the UK will not have the power stations to produce enough electricity in the next decade because of closures of the ageing nuclear and dirty coal fleet has led to fears of the so-called energy gap.
As a result a growing number of Londoners, now 60%, support the building of new coal-fired stations so long as they remove and capture carbon dioxide emissions. That means coal remains more popular than nuclear, which is supported by 53% of Londoners. Most popular are offshore wind farms with 80% support and 71% support for windfarms on land.
The research was commissioned by EDF Energy, London's power provider and the French-owned giant which has just bought Britain's nuclear generator British Energy for £12 billion.
