Weighing up future energy options

The key conclusion from our poll? Nuclear power – No thanks! But look a little more closely and there may still be room for the nuclear lobby to gain ground in Scotland, depending entirely on how the debate develops. They believe there will be a gap – and that nuclear will be needed to fill that gap.

Enter our poll. In Question One, people were asked to state their preference for meeting Scotland’s future energy needs. They were asked to rank various options – including nuclear, gas fired power stations, coal fired and renewables, such as wave, tidal, solar or wind power. Renewables came top, attracting 52% of first mentions among our sample. Gas-fired power stations gained 21%; nuclear 15; and coal-fired generation 6%.

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