Sizewell C is in the new government's in-tray, but what to do?
We understand that Energy Secretary Ed Miliband is hinting that the decision whether or not to go ahead with Sizewell C belongs to the Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves, but the reality is they all need to hear why Sizewell C would not help them achieve their Energy Mission.
* Sizewell C would put up household energy bills immediately, with a nuclear tax imposed coming from use of a funding model called the Regulated Asset Base (RAB). It's never before been used for nuclear projects and Citizens Advice says it shouldn't be.
* Sizewell C would also require a substantial amount of taxpayers' money at a time when there are many urgent demands on the public purse and there is a reported £22 billion hole. In this light, it is staggering that the government on 30 August published a subsidy scheme containing the potential of £5.5billion for Sizewell C.
* On top of that Sizewell C could not help the Labour government achieve its target of decarbonising the UK's electricity system by 2030.
So you have to ask, why WOULD they support it?