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PLANS to charge regions different electricity rates based on supply and demand have been axed. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband ...
Miliband had been mulling proposals which would have seen different areas of the country pay different rates for their ...
Lower electricity bills in Scotland: It seems an attractive option for hard-pressed Scottish householders and businesses.
The Government must set out how it is going to lower energy bills after proposals to bring in zonal pricing were rejected, ...
Energy Secretary Gillian Martin was speaking after a plan to divide the UK into regional pricing zones was rejected.
LONDON — Ed Miliband’s new public power company, Great British Energy, is weighing up multimillion pound stakes in six floating offshore wind projects. According to a government contract seen by ...
Miliband was keen on a system that could have got more out of existing grid infrastructure but most developers saw it as too ...
The National Energy System Operator says delays to clean energy projects will cost consumers around £4.2 billion in 2030.
Zonal pricing supporters say the proposal would have meant lower bills, but critics say it could have scared off investment.
Consultation on a zonal energy pricing system lasted three years, with Octopus Energy among its biggest advocates.