Stuart Fegan, GMB National Officer for Energy, said, "The proposed closure of the Centrica gas storage facility at Rough in Yorkshire further demonstrates what GMB has been saying for years [...] We need to secure the UK’s gas powered energy supply, which provides 85% of heat to our homes [...] An announcement by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to invest £25 million into two projects to test whether hydrogen can help meet our carbon commitments under the Paris Treaty is welcome [...] But in the real world gas is going to be needed to heat our homes whilst we transition to a low carbon economy.”