Energy minister says 'there's no shortcut' to bringing down bills as Ofgem set to announce new price cap
Energy bills remain about 35% higher than pre-2022 levels due to subsidy, network, and financing costs despite a predicted 1% price cap fall, analysts say.
- Energy bills remain high due to the global cost of reducing reliance on fossil fuels and construction costs, despite renewables providing over 50% of UK electricity last year.
- There is 'no shortcut' to bringing down energy prices, as the cost of subsidizing offshore wind and maintaining the gas network has increased sharply.
- The UK has the second-highest domestic and highest industrial electricity prices among developed nations, with renewables' intermittency requiring gas plants as backup.
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Households and business must wait for energy bills to fall - as minister says there is 'no shortcut' to bring down prices
While wholesale gas prices have fallen from their peak following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, energy bills remain around 35% higher than before the war, inflated by the rising cost of reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
Consumers must wait for energy bills to fall as minister says ‘there’s no shortcut’
TL;DR Energy Minister Michael Shanks indicates that households and businesses will need to be patient for significant energy bill reductions, stating there’s “no shortcut” to lowering prices. Despite renewable energy providing over 50% of the UK’s electricity, the country holds the second-highest domestic and highest industrial electricity prices among developed nations, with bills remaining about [...]
Consumers must wait for energy bills to fall - as minister says 'there
Households and businesses will have to wait for energy bills to fall significantly because ‘there’s no shortcut” to bringing down prices, the energy minister has told Sky News. Speaking as Chancellor Rachel Reeves considers ways of easing the pressure on households in next week’s budget, energy minister Michael Shanks conceded that Labour’s election pledge to cut bills by £300 by converting the UK to clean power has not been delivered. The UK ha…
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Households and businesses will have to wait for energy bills to fall significantly because there is “no shortcut” to bringing down prices, the energy minister has told Sky News. Speaking as Chancellor Rachel Reeves considers ways of easing the pressure on households in next week’s budget, energy minister Michael Shanks conceded that Labour’s election pledge to cut bills by £300 by converting the UK to clean power has not been delivered. The UK h…
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