Ed Miliband has opened the way for a fleet of new gas-fired power stations to back up Britain’s wind and solar farms.

We're going back to the future but bigwigs reckon it would back up Britain’s eco wind and solar farms on still days when they cannot keep the nation’s lights on ...

For the upcoming summer, ISO-NE said the region has more than enough power plants – gas-fired, nuclear, hydropower, solar and wind – to meet the region’s expected needs.