Minister confirms support package may be offered as energy prices forecast to rise in July – UK politics live
Government willing to help some consumers with energy costs as experts predict price cap to rise by £288 The SNP could win 62 seats in May’s Scottish Parliament election, with Reform UK narrowly in second place over Labour, a new poll has suggested.
The Press Association says: The survey of 1,068 people carried out by Survation for the Diffley Partnership between March 16 and 23 put the SNP ahead with 35% of the Holyrood constituency vote and 32% of the regional list, leaving the party just three seats short of the majority.
Reform UK would receive 19% of the constituency vote and 18% of the list, projecting a 19-seat return.
Having a “contestable” retail energy market means that people choose which company supplies them with electricity and gas.
We can each switch our energy supplier within five days.
In this report, we show that this market is not doing what it is supposed to do — the assumptions about how people would behave in the market were wrong and that structural change is needed.
A move to a non-contestable model, where all homes and small businesses in each region have the same, would deliver five benefits: a fairer and more flexible system that can support long-term energy efficiency upgrades to the fabric of our homes.
The transition to regional energy boards can be done fast, because retail energy supply companies are asset light and currently have low market value.
The transition to Regional Energy Board can be done first, before deeper public interventions in other parts of the system.
Bold energy system reform is more urgent than ever.
That means grasping the nettle of a consumer market that is letting households down.
A regional energy board model is a tried and tested way to reduce bills and encourage clean energy tech adoption – while supporting consumer flex and innovation.
Now is the time to go big on behalf of the British billpayer.
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原文链接: The Guardian