Could part-nationalising offshore wind and nuclear developments slash 'green levies'?

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IPPR report urges government to act now to lower costs of decarbonising energy sector, before political pressure builds

The government could save consumers billions of pounds by nationalising its planned fleet of new nuclear power stations and offshore wind development programme, before then selling successful projects...

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