Switch to electric transport will not lead to surge in power demand | Letters
by Letters from Environment | The Guardian on (#3A017)
Andrew Warren of the British Energy Efficiency Federation says that Rolls-Royce's calls for public subsidies are unwarranted
You report that the defence firm Rolls-Royce has been lobbying for government funds to assist it to diversify into building nuclear reactors (Millions on offer to develop small nuclear plants, 4 December). It is arguing that the switch to electric transport will "drive up future demand".
The National Grid concludes that, provided that vehicle recharging is concentrated into non-peak demand hours, even large-scale electrification of surface transport requires an increase in electricity system capacity by around 15%.
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