'Biggest electricity market shake-up in decades': Government kicks off energy market reform programme

Cecilia Keating
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'Biggest electricity market shake-up in decades': Government kicks off energy market reform programme

BEIS launches consultation into wholesale electricity market reform, as first step in broader Review of Electricity Market Arrangements promised in British Energy Security Strategy

The UK government has launched a major review into how Britain's electricity market design could be reformed to enhance energy security and cut electricity costs for consumers. A consultation launched...

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