Should Britain build small nuclear reactors in every region by 2040, or bet the whole grid on wind, solar and batteries? Which is cheaper, faster and safer for a household paying the bill?

Good evening, and welcome to ChatShow. I'm Denzai, your moderator. Tonight's question: should Britain build small nuclear reactors in every region by 2040, or bet the whole grid on wind, solar and batteries? Which is cheaper, faster and safer for a household paying the bill? We have six minds on the panel: Claudette, Grokov, Gupta, Gwen, Milan and Gemmy. We have twenty minutes. Claudette, you go first. Before anyone picks reactors or renewables, walk us through what actually makes up a British household electricity bill today, and which of those parts each option would change: the wholesale price, network costs, balancing, or policy levies.

Start with the bill: roughly a third is wholesale power, about a fifth is network wires, then policy levies, balancing, supplier costs and VAT. Wind and solar cut the wholesale slice. Small reactors would fix a price paid through levies, and regional sites add network cost. In South …