BusinessJim Armitage: Fracking could be the answer to our electricity supply concernsControversial method: Fracking has so far proved a divisive issueLuke MacGregor/ReutersJim Armitage @ArmitageJim30 November 2015According to The Sun, energy minister Amber Rudd’s reaction to Department of Transport plans to “flood” our pavement kerbs with electricity points for eco cars was “f**k, f**k, f**k” (the paper’s asterisks, not mine). Britain, she fears, simply doesn’t have the electricity-generating capacity to supply a nation of electric vehicles.She has even called a Cabinet Office meeting to adjudicate on what’s becoming a growing row between the two departments.Rudd frets too much. Electric cars will one day become mainstream, but not for a decade or more.There are many reasons to fear we’ll struggle to keep the lights on when our coal-fired generators gasp out their final breath, but the Nissan Leaf isn’t one of them.Read MoreBlue Posts boss: If opening a pub becomes so risky, people just won't do itCulpeper pub boss: Rates system is not fit for purpose — and not fairBest mushrooms for weight loss: boost energy and metabolism naturallySponsoredThe best destinations and activities to book this winterHer concerns do raise an important point for greenies to consider, though.Even if you drive a Tesla rather than a Porsche, the electricity it uses still has to be generated from somewhere.To sustain our living standards, we need cheap, viable alternatives to coal, of which the biggest will surely be gas.So, a better reaction to the Department of Transport plan is this: “frack, frack, frack.”MORE ABOUTfrackingEnergyCoalAmber Rudd
