{"id":69477,"date":"2025-05-06T17:14:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T16:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grayling.com\/?p=69477"},"modified":"2025-05-06T17:44:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T16:44:50","slug":"energy-resilience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grayling.com\/de\/news-and-views\/energy-resilience\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy resilience is priceless, and politics is starting to remember why"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><strong>The blackout that should focus minds<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Last week\u2019s unprecedented power outage across Spain and Portugal offered a stark warning. While investigations continue, early reports point to low-inertia conditions and a failure in solar generation triggering cascading disruptions. In short: the grid was clean, but fragile.<\/p>\n<p>In the UK, we\u2019re pushing towards a fully decarbonised power sector by 2030. That\u2019s the right ambition. But resilience must sit alongside carbon reduction as a guiding principle. When the lights go out, technical arguments evaporate and political reality kicks in.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>A triple political pressure point<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The Government\u2019s Clean Power 2030 target is now caught between three forces:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The technical challenge of \u201ckeeping the lights on\u201d as the system shifts to low-carbon generation<\/li>\n<li>The economic imperative to drive economic growth and reduce consumers\u2019 bills<\/li>\n<li>The political volatility caused by a fraying consensus on net zero<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Tony Blair Institute\u2019s recent intervention, warning that voters are turning against climate politics due to perceived irrationality and lack of delivery, landed like a thunderclap last week. Meanwhile, Reform UK\u2019s local election success and Starmer\u2019s recalibrated rhetoric in <em>The Times<\/em> reflect an evolving reality: voters want ambition, but they also want confidence and clarity.<\/p>\n<p>Even union leaders who support the transition, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/uk\/politics\/article\/ed-milibands-net-zero-deadline-is-unrealistic-says-union-boss-m7pw8dtzb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GMB\u2019s Gary Smith<\/a>, are warning that current net zero timelines may be unrealistic without a clear and resilient delivery pathway.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>We\u2019ve made progress but lost the narrative<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Important wins have been banked, but they\u2019re not landing with the public. New planning reforms have given developers clearer direction, and the Government\u2019s targets are workable. The Clean Power 2030 plan itself offers significant cost savings if implemented correctly, up to \u00a31,400 off household bills annually, according to DESNZ estimates.<\/p>\n<p>But the policy debate has been swallowed by market reform rows, particularly the bitter argument over zonal pricing. Industry and Government alike have spent months circling the drain on market design choices &#8211; a necessary but increasingly divisive debate on how we price energy across the country &#8211; at the expense of reconnecting with the public on what the energy transition means for their lives.<\/p>\n<p>However, these technical reforms risk missing the bigger picture. The public wants to see progress they can feel &#8211; not be told to \u2018trust the process\u2019. Clean jobs, lower bills, and a secure grid in the immediate term matter more than market design to most voters. We\u2019ve made the case for the \u2018why\u2019, but lost momentum on the \u2018how\u2019.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Resilience isn\u2019t a technical detail \u2013 it\u2019s a political asset<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Energy resilience should be treated as central to public trust. It\u2019s not just about keeping the system stable &#8211; it\u2019s about signalling that Government and industry are in control. That households can rely on power when it\u2019s needed. That flights aren\u2019t grounded with the next substation failure or people aren\u2019t stuck in the dark on trains.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time we talked about resilience not just as a system need, but as a core part of the offer to the public. While we\u2019ve quantified the cost of decarbonisation (\u00a310 to 20 billion per year), according to the Climate Change Committee, energy resilience and keeping the lights on can\u2019t be readily quantified, because in truth, they are priceless.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>A new tone, and a new coalition<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Labour understands that climate change still resonates with voters. But it also knows that tone matters. Starmer and Miliband now need to shift from evangelism to delivery, from top-down targets to locally grounded results. \u2018Net zero\u2019 and \u2018clean power\u2019 won\u2019t turn voters\u2019 heads &#8211; political and business communications need to focus on the tangible benefits the transition will bring.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where business has a critical role. If industry wants to protect the integrity of net zero and maintain investment certainty for their projects, it must act now &#8211; engaging not just with Westminster, but with communities, local leaders, and the next generation working to deliver clean energy.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>How Grayling can help<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>At Grayling, we work with businesses to navigate these transitions. From policy reform to stakeholder engagement, we help our clients shape the debate, anticipate political risks, and unlock influence.<\/p>\n<p>The grid is changing &#8211; and so is the politics around it. If your organisation wants to help lead that change, now is the time to get in touch.<\/p>\n<p>To get in touch with our <a href=\"https:\/\/grayling.com\/what-we-do\/public-affairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">energy policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/grayling.com\/what-we-do\/corporate-affairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">corporate reputation team,<\/a> please contact James Watson at <a href=\"mailto:james.watson@grayling.com\">james.watson@grayling.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The blackout that should focus minds Last week\u2019s unprecedented power outage across Spain and Portugal offered a stark warning. While investigations continue, early reports point to low-inertia conditions and a failure in solar generation triggering cascading disruptions. In short: the grid was clean, but fragile. 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