Green energy investment will fuel short-term price hike, says minister – video

Friday, 23 Nov 2012

The energy secretary says investment in green fuels will mean an initial spike in household bills, but says costs will eventually fall. Ed Davey says the percentage of people's bills spent on green energy will rise from 2% today to 7% by 2020, but bills will ultimately go down due to energy efficiency policies

Friday, 23 Nov 2012

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