Green energy contracts bad for consumers, MPs say

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Government failed to achieve competitive prices and spent too much of its budget in awarding £16.6bn of early contracts, report claims

In awarding eight renewable energy projects contracts worth up to £16.6bn the government failed to secure the best deal for taxpayers, MPs will say today in a damning assessment of the coalition's electricity...

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