Energy

From generation to transmission, Prospect represents the interests of over 22,000 members working across all parts of the energy sector.

Prospect represents the interests of over 22,000 members working across all parts of the energy sector.

Our members are engineers, managers and specialists employed in energy generation, transmission and distribution companies across the UK.

They are engaged in operational and technical management, research and development, the establishment and monitoring of safety standards, both environmentally and in the workplace.

In addition to negotiating on pay and bonus systems, career development and pensions, Prospect leads the union contribution to the energy supply industry’s National Health and Safety Advisory Committee and Powering Improvement. Prospect also has a seat on the nuclear industry’s skills strategy group and EDI Council and works with Renewable UK.

Energy skills hub

We’ve launched our energy skills hub, to help energy sector workers refresh their skills, learn more about the transition to renewables and offer exclusive insight into employers who have done it right.

Find out more here

Renewables newsletter

We produce a quarterly email newsletter looking at the news, issues and professionals working in the renewables sector. Members and non-members are welcome to subscribe!

Nuclear

Prospect policy backs new nuclear build as a vital part of the balanced energy mix needed if the UK is to meet its twin future challenges of low carbon energy and security of supply.

Prospect has members in each of the 19 licensed nuclear sites and associated civil nuclear liabilities in the UK – making it the largest union representing workers in the UK nuclear industry.

The union’s 12,000 nuclear industry members are employed in:

power generation
defueling
decommissioning
waste management
research and technology
reprocessing
fuel manufacturing
safety assessment and regulation
contractors and the supply chain
training organisations
government policy.

In addition to campaigning on our members’ behalf for decent pay and careers, and a safe and stable work environment, Prospect also speaks nationally on their behalf on a range of stakeholder bodies such as:

the National Skills Academy
the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s National Nuclear Development Forum
the Office for Nuclear Regulation’s Transition Advisory Committee
and Trade Unionists for Safe Nuclear Energy.