Seven ways the Government is pushing up our energy bills

The Ecologist
Jan 15, 2015, 1:40 pm85 pts
With a million families struggling to stay warm this winter, energy bills will be a hot election issue, writes Doug Parr. But Government actions have repeatedly favoured the 'big six' energy incumbents at the expense of consumers, competition, low-cost renewables and energy efficiency, locking us into high…

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