Charging customers for energy based on location ‘could harm UK industry’

Trade groups warn against government’s idea that those further from power projects should pay more The bruising debate over UK zonal energy pricingA plan to redraw the energy market risks undermining Britain’s industrial sector and its mission to attract billions in green energy investments, according to major business groups.In a letter to Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, trade groups representing some of the biggest investors in green energy and manufacturing have spoken out against the government’s proposal for a “radical” overhaul of the market that could mean higher energy bills for those based farther away from energy projects. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/07/zonal-energy-pricing-plan-uk-industry-trade-groups-ed-miliband

Author : Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent

Publish date : 2024-10-07 06:30:13

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