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🇬🇧 **RESTORE BRITAIN | ENERGY SECURITY OUTLOOK** ⚡ **Cheap. Reliable. Abundant. British Energy.** On 20 May 2026, Restore Britain published a 42-page policy paper setting out its strategy for Britain's energy future. The objective: increase domestic energy production, reduce costs for households and businesses, and strengthen Britain's energy independence. Here's what Restore Britain proposes. ⚡ **1. REPEAL NET ZERO LEGISLATION** • Repeal the Climate Change Act 2008 and its subsequent Net Zero amendments. • Remove associated statutory decarbonisation commitments. • End the Climate Change Levy. • Abolish the Carbon Price Support mechanism. • Reform renewable energy subsidies and existing contractual commitments. 🛢️ **2. EXPAND NORTH SEA OIL AND GAS** • Restart offshore exploration and support new drilling. • Encourage investment in Britain's remaining oil and gas resources. • Abolish the Energy Profits Levy. • Move towards the standard 25% corporation tax regime for producers. • Explore establishing a British sovereign wealth fund using oil and gas revenues. • Protect and develop the domestic energy workforce, including jobs in Aberdeen. ☢️ **3. EXPAND BRITISH NUCLEAR POWER** • Launch a nationwide programme of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). • Prioritise Wylfa in Wales for an initial three-unit Rolls-Royce SMR deployment. • Identify additional sites, including existing nuclear and brownfield locations. • Extend the lives of existing nuclear stations where experts consider it safe. • Reform nuclear planning and regulation to reduce duplication and delays. • Encourage private investment, including energy infrastructure for AI and data centres. 🏭 **4. SUPPORT BRITISH INDUSTRY** • Introduce dynamic electricity pricing for industrial and commercial customers. • Allow businesses to manage price exposure through fixed contracts and hedging. • Improve conditions for energy-intensive manufacturing. • Accelerate approvals for nationally significant energy infrastructure. 🏡 **5. MAKE ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATES VOLUNTARY** • End mandatory Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs). • Allow property owners to obtain them voluntarily. • Refocus certificates on insulation performance rather than wider Net Zero criteria. • Remove associated compliance obligations identified in the paper. 🌬️ **6. REFORM WIND AND SOLAR SUBSIDIES** • Require future renewable developments to compete without special subsidies. • Make developers account for additional grid, balancing and backup costs. • Review existing subsidy contracts through legal and fiscal measures. • Strengthen decommissioning requirements. • Require wind farm operators to make financial provision for eventual site restoration. ⛽ **7. REEXAMINE BRITISH SHALE GAS** • Lift restrictions on hydraulic fracturing. • Reconsider domestic shale gas development where commercially viable. • Reform seismicity and planning regulations. 🔥 **8. KEEP COAL AS AN ENERGY OPTION** • Consider new coal-fired generating capacity as an interim source of dispatchable electricity. • Prioritise reliable power while additional nuclear and gas capacity is developed. 🏛️ **9. REFORM ENERGY REGULATION** • Reduce duplicated planning and regulatory requirements. • Change the oversight and remit of the Office for Nuclear Regulation. • Introduce legislative mechanisms intended to accelerate infrastructure decisions. • Seek changes to relevant UK–EU trade arrangements where necessary. 📊 **10. INTRODUCE A NATIONAL ENERGY DASHBOARD** Restore Britain proposes publishing additional measures of national economic capability, including: • Energy consumed per person relative to its cost. • Energy cost per unit of GDP. • Infrastructure construction rates. • Domestic food production. • Computing capacity. • The overall and household costs of renewable subsidies. 🇬🇧 **WHAT IS THE OVERALL POLICY?** Restore Britain proposes a different energy mix, placing greater emphasis on domestically produced oil and gas, nuclear generation and commercially competitive renewables. The paper argues that expanding domestic supply and changing taxes, subsidies and regulations would strengthen energy security and, over time, reduce costs. These are proposed policies, not measures already implemented or guaranteed financial outcomes. 📄 **READ THE FULL POLICY PAPER:** restorebritain.org.uk/energy… **THE HOUSE OF AYRES | POLICY DOCUMENT REVIEW** 🇬🇧