Two-thirds of Tory MPs do not think renewables benefit UK economy Mr Cameron instead wants to focus on gas fracking, which he believes could dramatically lower energy prices. According to the Dods research, 56 per cent of Tory MPs agreed that renewables will improve UK energy security. Of the Labour MPs surveyed, 84 per cent said that green schemes will improve UK energy security. Michael Fallon, the Tory energy minister, earlier this month said that a new generation of nuclear power stations will avoid the "blight" of building tens of thousands of wind turbines in the countryside. Ministers said they want to build a new generation of 12 new nuclear reactors to ensure that people can "turn on the kettle" and to help "keep the lights on." The Department for Energy and Climate Change said that Britain would need to build more than 30,000 onshore wind turbines to produce the same amount of energy, seven times the number currently in operation. Mr Fallon said that nuclear power stations will ultimately prove a cheaper and less controversial alternative. The Conservatives are opposed to building more onshore wind farms, with Mr Cameron saying earlier this year that he "wouldn't expect" many more to be built in Britain.