The interview covers a lot of ground, from SSE's mis-selling fine, through to energy prices and his view on the future of energy in the UK. You certainly won't like everything you hear, but it's an interesting illustration of where the mainstream media are pitching the energy debate.
Some observations from the interview (not quotes, just the gist of his comments from my memory):
On the mis-selling; "Clearly people had higher expectations of the standards we should work to than we thought"
On the scope for renewables; "30-40 percent of total demand could be met by renewables"
On 'will the lights go out'; "Not now, but in the future if we don't act". (I wonder what future he meant; the future next winter, or the future in 20 years?)
On energy policy; "Wait for developments in Nuclear before commiting to this technology. Meanwhile, fill the gap with renewables and gas."
Hope this is useful/informative.
