The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) today released a report setting out how they think energy bills will rise between now and 2020 and the impact of Government policies on these bills.
DECC expects the average dual fuel energy bill to rise from £1250 to £1351, mostly as a result of the continuing rise in gas prices. This shows how important it is for theUKto wean itself off its addiction to gas. The Government also estimates that energy bills will be £166 lower than they would have been without the Governments climate change and energy efficiency policies.
Ed Matthew, Director of theEnergy Bill Revolutionsaid:
“Funding for energy efficiency measures for the fuel poor has been cut by 44% since the Government came to power, mostly as a result of the Warm Front scheme being abolished this year. Yet, the Government today says that strong energy efficiency policies are the only hope of pegging back energy bills. How are they going to meet this ambition whilst they destroy one of the best policies they have to protect the most vulnerable? The Treasury will be raking in £60 billion in carbon tax over the next 15 years. That is enough to super insulate every fuel poor home and in time help make allUKhomes highly energy efficient. If the Treasury is prepared to protect energy intensive users from rising energy bills, why are they not prepared to use carbon tax revenue to protect the fuel poor? By using carbon tax to insulate homes the Government can help households to make much bigger savings to their energy bills and help end the scourge of fuel poverty forever”
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