energy prices
Why are the public being made to pay for excessive corporate energy use?
'As part of concerted, focused drives, France, Germany and Spain, among other states, have brought in measures like maximum heating and cooling levels for shops and offices, bans on night time use of neon shop signs and other excessive lighting'
Good Law Project plans to sue Ofgem over energy price cap rise
The Good Law Project said that before raising the cap, Ofgem is legally required to provide evidence it has carried out a proper impact assessment and consider appropriate mitigation measures for the most vulnerable, including a lower social tariff.
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Ofgem’s energy announcement that could see bills soar more often slammed by fuel poverty campaigners
Simon Francis, co-ordinator for the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, said the decision was “simply inhumane”.
BP profits triple to 14-year high of £6.9bn as millions struggle with fuel poverty
Oil giant BP has announced that its profits have tripled to £6.9billion ($8.45billion) in the second quarter of this year - its highest in 14 years - as millions of families across the country struggle amid soaring energy bills.
France decides to extend energy price cap measure to the end of 2022
The country first froze gas prices in October 2021 and also capped electricity prices from increasing by no more than 4 percent.