'Electrification is everything': Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson on how to build a cheaper, cleaner UK power grid

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The entrepreneur chats exclusively to BusinessGreen about steps the new Labour government could take to deliver a cleaner, more efficient and secure energy system

In the wake of a cost-of-living crisis which has seen consumer bills soar while fossil fuel companies have raked in record profits, public trust in the UK energy firms has - perhaps not wholly surprisingly...

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