Dieter Helm's cost of energy review calls for government to 'radically simplify' energy system

Madeleine Cuff
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BREAKING: High-profile assessment of energy system blames complex market for rising costs and urges government to streamline green energy policy to encourage cheap, consistent power

An independent government-commissioned review into the cost of energy has concluded energy prices are being pushed up by years of government policymaking distorting the market and shackling consumers with...

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