The Energy Secretary was responding to criticism from Conservative MPs over the Government’s approach.
Ed Miliband has argued it is “completely logical” to suggest energy bills will reduce amid doubts over whether the Government’s net zero policies will benefit consumers.
Speaking in the Commons, Conservative MP Charlie Dewhirst highlighted a report by the National Energy Systems Operator which said Labour’s plan to decarbonise the grid by the end of the decade is a “huge challenge” but it is “achievable”. Mr Miliband replied: “On page 77 of the Neso report it says very clearly what happens to overall costs in the system and it is to reduce electricity costs by £10 per megawatt hour.
“Instead, they are having to fork out additional money for Great British Energy and to pursue net zero, while the Government takes the winter fuel payment away from millions of pensioners. “The Conservative Party used to believe that. Then, in September 2023, the former prime minister took them on an anti-net zero crusade, and it is just getting worse.”
“The only future for the North Sea is in what this Government is doing – investing in carbon capture and storage, investing in offshore wind and investing in hydrogen. That is the future.”
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