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6 Aug 2017

Government launches energy review over cost and climate change

How to cut down energy bills while still meeting targets on climate change? That’s the challenge for a new independent review tasked with examining ways of controlling costs.

The study – commissioned by the government – comes days after British Gas hiked its electricity prices by 12.5%.

It will look at issues from efficiency to regulation – but NOT one key government pledge – capping prices.