Opinion: Suffolk economic growth is emblematic of our clean energy jobs boom |
Take nuclear power: the UK was a world leader from the 1950s onwards, but in recent decades we have fallen behind.
I was proud to identify sites for new nuclear when I was Energy Secretary in the late 2000s, but we have failed to bring a new nuclear power station online in more than 30 years.
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Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband opens the Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility at the Port of Lowestoft (Image: Lauren Hurley / DESNZ)
Sizewell B in Leiston was the last nuclear power station that this country completed. It continues to power the equivalent of around 2.5 million homes a year, while employing just under 800 people in Suffolk.
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