"the government's drive to deliver clean power is "the best way" to bring down energy costs, amid calls from opposition parties to scrap green levies. The energy secretary told an industry conference the UK's dependence on fossil fuels was its "Achilles heel" and argued clean power was the only way to reduce bills. The UK government is aiming for clean power to meet 95% of electricity demand by 2030, and Miliband has pledged to lower average bills by 300 by that date."
"But bills went up by 2% for millions of people in England, Wales and Scotland under energy regulator Ofgem's latest price cap this month. The cost of household energy bills has become a prominent political battleground, with the Conservatives and Reform UK blaming net-zero policies for higher prices. The UK government is under a legal obligation to reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2050, after a law change passed in 2019 with cross-party support."
The government's drive to deliver clean power is presented as the best way to bring down energy costs while green levies fund renewables and grid upgrades. The UK aims for clean power to meet 95% of electricity demand by 2030 and a pledge exists to lower average bills by 300 by that date. Bills rose by 2% this month under Ofgem's latest price cap, with higher costs linked to reliance on gas, volatile international prices, and extra funding for means-tested discounts and system costs.
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