Phasing out nuclear power will fuel blackouts, says expert (UK)

THE senior civil servant who headed renewable energy policy in Scotland for 10 years is forecasting “social and political unrest” unless nuclear power stations are retained and even upgraded to provide back-up to wind farms.

Blair Armstrong, who ran Scottish Enterprise’s Power Generation and Renewable Energy division until he retired in January this year, believes energy companies will struggle to meet a government target of providing 40% of Scotland’s electricity needs from renewable sources by 2020