# At least 95% clean power by 2030

> “Securing home-grown energy, protecting billpayers, and putting us on track to at least 95% Clean Power by 2030, while accelerating the UK to net zero.”
>
> — Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister, Labour Party; Press release on the Plan for Change milestones (Prime Minister's Office), 5 December 2024

- **Status:** Delivering
- **Status ladder:** Promised → In plan → Legislated → Funded → Delivering → Delivered
- **Policy area:** [Transport & economy](https://ledgergov.uk/promises/area/transport-and-economy)
- **Speaker:** [Sir Keir Starmer](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/keir-starmer), Prime Minister
- **Party:** [Labour Party](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/labour)
- **Made on:** 5 December 2024
- **Where:** Press release on the Plan for Change milestones (Prime Minister's Office)
- **Deadline:** 31 December 2030
- **Cost a year:** No costing published
- **Who it affects:** Electricity billpayers in Great Britain and the power system
- **When:** On track by 2030
- **Paid for by:** Not stated when it was announced
- **Quote source:** https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-sets-out-blueprint-for-decade-of-national-renewal (checked word for word at its source on 20 October 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0)
- **Last updated:** 21 October 2026
- **Card:** https://ledgergov.uk/promise/uk-clean-power-95pc-2030

## Where it stands

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero set out the path in its Clean Power 2030 Action Plan on 13 December 2024. On 14 January 2026 the seventh Contracts for Difference auction offered contracts to new offshore wind farms due to start generating between 2028/29 and 2030/31. The Energy Secretary said on 14 October 2026 that almost two-thirds of Britain's electricity came from clean power over 2025, and planning policy published on 29 September 2026 still names clean power by 2030. The deadline is taken as the end of 2030; the official figures for 2030 will settle it.

## Timeline

- 5 December 2024, Promised: The Prime Minister sets clean power by 2030 as a Plan for Change milestone
- 13 December 2024, In plan: The government publishes the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan ([evidence](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/clean-power-2030-action-plan))
- 14 January 2026, Delivering: The seventh Contracts for Difference auction offers contracts to new offshore wind farms due to generate by 2030/31 ([evidence](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/contracts-for-difference-cfd-allocation-round-7-results))
- 31 December 2030, Deadline (to come): At least 95% clean power due by 2030 (editorial date, end of 2030)

## About the cost

No cost was given with the milestone.

## Sources

- [Prime Minister's Office: PM sets out blueprint for decade of national renewal (5 Dec 2024)](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-sets-out-blueprint-for-decade-of-national-renewal)
- [HM Government: Plan for Change, milestones for mission-led government (PDF, 5 Dec 2024)](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6751af4719e0c816d18d1df3/Plan_for_Change.pdf)
- [Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Clean Power 2030 Action Plan (13 Dec 2024)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/clean-power-2030-action-plan)
- [Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 7 results (14 Jan 2026)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/contracts-for-difference-cfd-allocation-round-7-results)
- [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: National Planning Policy Framework, chapter 10, securing clean energy and water (29 Sep 2026)](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-planning-policy-framework-chapter-10-securing-clean-energy-and-water-w1-4)
- [Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Building an energy system that delivers for all, speech by the Energy Secretary (14 Oct 2026)](https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/building-an-energy-system-that-delivers-for-all)

## Checks

- Verified by Pavel Guzhikov, checked by AI Journalist; approved on 21 October 2026.
- Checked by AI Journalist (automated) on 20 October 2026.

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