{"id":45247,"date":"2025-04-24T00:45:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T00:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/45247\/"},"modified":"2025-04-24T00:45:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T00:45:13","slug":"households-in-south-set-to-pay-more-for-electricity-under-plans-being-considered-by-ed-miliband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/45247\/","title":{"rendered":"Households in South set to pay more for electricity under plans being considered by Ed Miliband"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSEHOLDS in the South face paying more for electricity under plans being considered by the Energy Secretary.<\/p>\n

Ed Miliband<\/a> is looking at zonal pricing which critics say will create a postcode lottery for hard-pressed families.<\/p>\n

The move would lead to prices being determined by supply and demand in each area \u2014 with Scotland<\/a> benefiting from greater wind supplies.<\/p>\n

Octopus Energy<\/a> and Ovo Energy<\/a> say it could cut costs and put an end to paying for wind farms that are sitting idle.<\/p>\n

But research by energy supplier SSE shows households and businesses<\/a> in England and Wales will be hit the hardest.<\/p>\n

A poll by RenewableUK also found 58 per cent were against the move.<\/p>\n

Critics say investment in solar and wind farms will slow, which could damage the chances of meeting Mr Miliband\u2019s clean energy plan by 2030.<\/a><\/p>\n

Jane Cooper at RenewableUK said it would create a postcode lottery on bills<\/a>.<\/p>\n

She added: \u201cMinisters would essentially be asking companies to build wind and solar farms with no idea of what their future market looks like.\u201d<\/p>\n

Acting Shadow Energy Secretary Andrew Bowie said: \u201cObsession with Net Zero<\/a> by 2050 will push up bills further, risk rolling blackouts and make Britain more reliant on China<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cUntil Labour<\/a> heed our calls to abandon the mad dash to Net Zero they will only make families\u00a0poorer.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero said: \u201cWe are considering reforms of electricity market arrangements, ensuring that these focus on protecting bill payers and encourage investment. We will provide an update in due course.\u201d<\/p>\n

Keir Starmer’s deranged drive for Net Zero with eco-zealot Ed Miliband is a threat to UK’s national security- here’s why<\/p>\n

It comes as Sir Keir Starmer<\/a> today reveals \u00a3300million for offshore wind supply chains.<\/p>\n

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Households in the South face paying more for electricity under plans being considered by Ed Miliband<\/p>\n

4 ways to keep your energy bills low\u00a0<\/p>\n

Laura Court-Jones, Small Business Editor at Bionic<\/strong> shared her tips. <\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Turn your heating down by one degree<\/strong><\/p>\n

You probably won’t even notice this tiny temperature difference, but what you will notice is a saving on your energy bills as a result. Just taking your thermostat down a notch is a quick way to start saving fast. This one small action only takes seconds to carry out and could potentially slash your heating bills by \u00a3171.70. <\/p>\n

2. Switch appliances and lights off\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

It sounds simple, but fully turning off appliances and lights that are not in use can reduce your energy bills, especially in winter. Turning off lights and appliances when they are not in use, can save you up to \u00a320 a year on your energy bills<\/p>\n

3. Install a smart meter<\/strong><\/p>\n

Smart meters are a great way to keep control over your energy use, largely because they allow you to see where and when your gas and electricity is being used. <\/p>\n

4. Consider switching energy supplier<\/strong><\/p>\n

No matter how happy you are with your current energy supplier, they may not be providing you with the best deals, especially if you’ve let a fixed-rate contract expire without arranging a new one. If you haven’t browsed any alternative tariffs lately, then you may not be aware that there are better options out there. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSEHOLDS in the South face paying more for electricity under plans being considered by the Energy Secretary. Ed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45248,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[939,51,487,17790,931,393,528,712,895,118,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-45247","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-bills","9":"tag-business","10":"tag-cost-of-living","11":"tag-ed-miliband","12":"tag-energy-bills","13":"tag-england","14":"tag-labour-party","15":"tag-scotland","16":"tag-section-moneynews-money","17":"tag-the-sun-newspaper","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom","20":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114390179925893376","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45247"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45247\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}