• The post you are reporting:
   
  courtesy of the telegraph, philip raised this on another thread citing this was brought to the fore when media attention was on the leveson report.
  
  
  
  Consumer groups and charities said reforms introduced by Ed Davey, the Energy Secretary, under the Energy Bill will have "long lasting implications" for household bills, which are already more than £1,300 per household.
  
  They also criticised "alarming" plans to make families pay towards the green costs of businesses that use a lot of energy - such as steel-making or other heavy industry.
  
  Mr Davey said consumers' bills are the "greatest concern" but some energy-intensive companies could have to close down or go overseas without help to reduce their costs.
  
  Under the reforms announced on Thursday, households and businesses will have to pay £7.6 billion a year towards the cost of building "greener" power stations by 2020. This is three times the current level of £2.35 billion per year,
  The Energy Secretary insisted electricity bills will be around nine per cent - or £61 - lower than they would have without the changes because consumers will no longer be so exposed to soaring gas prices.

Report Post

Your Name

Reason