and critics point out that renewable energy like wind is a bit inconsistent, it is unreliable. last year, for example, low levels of wind meant less electricity was generated than had been forecast. hazel gulliver is from scottishpower. would these plans for more wind farms mean lower bills for people watching at home? what is really important about today s plan is it breaks that link with volatile gas prices and that is what is pushing people s builds up. we are a renewable energy company and we are focused on those renewables projects to give us the energy security in the uk we need to bring those bills down over the longer term. as part of bringing the energy bills down, it is about making the uk energy independent, less reliant on imports of gas and oil. how quickly would that happen, given the plan the government has set out, say, for wind power? it takes us one year to build
lorries and those areas we need cracking on as well. hazel, thank you very much. 0ne cracking on as well. hazel, thank you very much. one thing i have learnt while i have is if you want to build spots in scotland is apparently the windiest part of europe. so what better place than this to build wind you need to build the windiest spots in scotland is apparently the windiest part of europe. so what better place than this to build wind farms?. let s talk to our energy and environment analyst, roger harrabin. the government had batted this away saying this needs to be a long term strategy and environmentalists have welcomed the commitment to a substantial amount more of offshore wind and investment in hydrogen. environmentalists are split about this, some of them have also welcomed the commitment to nuclear because it does provide low carbon energy, even though there are lots of problems with it, particularly on cost. but there has been a real outpouring of anger that the government has d
like the impact that these turbines have on the landscape. so the government is also looking at building more offshore sites. by 2030, it wants offshore wind farms, those at sea, to generate enough electricity for every home in the uk. now, it is a big ambition and critics point out that renewable energy like wind is a bit inconsistent, it is unreliable. last year, for example, low levels of wind meant less generosity less electricity was generated than had been forecast. hazel gulliver is from scottishpower. would these plans for more wind farms mean lower bills for people watching at home? what is really important about today s what is really important about today s plan as it breaks that link with volatile gas prices and that is what with volatile gas prices and that is what is with volatile gas prices and that is what is pushing people s builds up. we are what is pushing people s builds up. we are a what is pushing people s builds up. we are a renewable energy company
up condos real pressure, pushing prices up and been in higher meaning higher household bills for many. how will the government do that? it will do more onshore wind farms, just like this one, to encourage that, since communities that agree to have them in their areas will be guaranteed lower energy bills and the point with onshore wind is that it is controversial, some people do not like the impact the turbines have on your landscape so the government is looking at building more offshore site and by 2030, it wants offshore wind farms, those at sea, to generate enough electricity for every home in the uk, it is a big ambition and critics point out that renewable energy like wind is a bit inconsistent, unreliable hand last year low levels of wind meant less electricity generated than forecast. let s speak about all this to hazel gulliver from scottishpower. with these plans mean