Liz Truss's energy plan freezes bills - but leaves dysfunctional market intact

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Liz Truss's energy plan freezes bills - but leaves dysfunctional market intact

UCL's Michael Grubb argues the government's new energy price freeze plan fails to address fundamental flaws in the energy market that are hampering the net zero transition

The energy payments package announced by Prime Minister Liz Truss tackles one immediate problem: it heads off soaring household energy bills by capping them at around £2,500 a year until 2024 and offers...

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