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Millions more households to be asked to switch off to hit Ed Miliband’s net zero targets

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Energy Secretary has been told that the Government’s pledge to rely on wind and solar farms is technically achievable but will entail a “ Herculean effort’ on every front.

Advice published by the National Energy System Operator (Neso) said a quadrupling of so-called flexibility is needed in order to ensure the grid can operate without the use of fossil fuels.

Clean power system for Great Britain will deliver a backbone of home-grown energy that breaks the link between volatile international gas prices and energy prices.

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