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<p>Hinkley Point C is a good deal for consumers – it will provide reliable energy
at an affordable cost, powering nearly six million homes for around 60 years and creating
more than 25,000 jobs.</p><p>Today nuclear provides around 19% of our electricity
but these ageing plants won’t go on forever. Therefore the Government is committed
to our policy of building new nuclear in the interest of energy security and decarbonisation,
and keeping costs down for the consumer.</p><p>Consumers will only pay when Hinkley
is up and running.</p>
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