“Electrification is one of the key ways that we can help Britain to achieve net zero,” says Toby Allen, EDF’s director of business development

Last week saw the Government mark a key milestone on its mission of achieving clean power by 2030, with the publication of a national Clean Power Action Plan.

Prices rose for the first time this year at the beginning of October, putting the cost of energy into sharp focus once again. Last winter I spoke with PoliticsHome about the impact we were seeing on our customers at that time – how we were stepping in to help and a need for sustainable, long-term solutions.

Today at EDF we’ve published our 2024 sustainable business progress update which outlines how EDF is delivering on our mission to help Britain achieve net zero.

As temperatures dip, many people across the UK are facing difficult choices about whether to switch their heating on. PoliticsHome sat down with Philippe Commaret, MD for Customers at EDF in the UK, to learn more about how his business plans to support vulnerable customers over the winter.

For decades, the UK’s nuclear fleet has been safely generating zero carbon electricity to power millions of homes across the country, serving not only as a reliable low carbon power supply but as a major employer too.