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<p>The Department has run thousands of power sector simulations; these are published
in aggregated form in the “Modelling 2050 – Electricity System Analysis” paper.[1]
The model used for this work, the Dynamic Dispatch Model,[2] is configured to ensure
that the system always has a loss of load expectation of 3 hours or less. This work
has shown that reducing nuclear capacity in the system tends to make system costs
more expensive and increases the risk of not achieving Net Zero, as significant additional
capacity for other technologies (e.g. wind, CCUS etc) is required to ensure security
of supply and displace unabated gas generation.</p><p> </p><p>[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/modelling-2050-electricity-system-analysis</p><p>[2]
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dynamic-dispatch-model-ddm</p>
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