There’s an alternate reality out there where things like Hinkley Point C and the Elizabeth Line come in on time and on budget. We really need to get better at l

There’s an alternate reality out there where things like Hinkley Point C and the Elizabeth Line come in on time and on budget. We really need to get better at large construction projects. In the meantime… I’d say that connecting Hinkley Point C to the grid should be easier than for renewables… but that doesn’t count for much when it takes so long to build anyway. So my answer is that it can’t compete, and we can only really justify it as increasing security of supply.