"Ed Miliband deemed the culprit behind your escalating electricity expenses"
In the UK, the pursuit of a carbon-free electricity grid by 2030, as pledged by Ed Miliband in 2024, comes with significant implications. According to recent forecasts, the cost of grid-balancing, essential for maintaining a stable energy supply, is expected to either double or triple as the UK approaches this target.
Meanwhile, the energy price cap for autumn 2025 is set to rise by two per cent, pushing the average household bill to £1,755 a year. Ofgem, the UK's energy market regulator, attributes this increase not to wholesale energy prices or gas prices, but to greater so-called grid-balancing costs.
Amid these rising costs, Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds has reaffirmed Labour's pledge to cut bills by £300 by 2030, despite the consequences of the carbon targets. However, it's important to note that Thomas-Symonds currently serves as Minister for European Relations, and there is no information indicating he has held the position of Energy Minister in any year.
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Our website supporters and patrons, who donate regularly, have the privilege of commenting on articles. Higher household energy bills are not the only consequence of Net Zero. Britain's industrial energy costs are the highest in the developed world, leading to rapid deindustrialisation and factory closures in sectors like steel, cars, and chemicals.
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