Energy Security Strategy: Nuclear and hydrogen tipped for big wins, but will Treasury block efficiency plans?

Cecilia Keating
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Wind farm off the cost of Teesside | Credit: iStock
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Wind farm off the cost of Teesside | Credit: iStock

Latest round of reports on long-overdue energy independence plan suggest Number 10 and 11 continue to be at loggerheads over the cost of actions that could protect consumers from record energy bills

Relations between Downing Street and the Treasury continue to fray over the Energy Security Strategy, with reports suggesting Number 11 is blocking proposals to expand government support for household...

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