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Energy bills misery for Welsh households

WELSH households face the misery of being hit by more than £100 extra on their energy bills by the end of the year – on top of the £140 hike they have already faced since Christmas.


The price rises predicted by experts will come as a hammer blow to pensioners and others on low incomes.


The news comes just weeks after energy industry bodies refused to appear before an Assembly committee to explain why customers in Wales pay higher prices than in England.
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/03/30/energy-bills-misery-for-welsh-households-91466-20692482/

Hitting EU's energy targets will cost Brits at least £2,000

It will cost every household in the UK at least £2,000 to comply with the new European Union target of producing 15 per cent of all energy from renewable sources by 2020, according to a report commissioned by the government.


The report also says the UK will have to spend far more to meet the target than other EU countries, because the UK lags behind the rest of Europe on renewables and is a heavy energy user
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/mar/30/utilities.eu

Gas boss £1.9m as bills rise

THE head of British Gas parent company Centrica raked in a massive £1.9MILLION last year, it was revealed yesterday.


Chief executive Sam Laidlaw’s £5,100-a-day bonanza comes just weeks after British Gas hiked energy bills.


It also follows a fivefold increase in profits hauled in after British Gas waited before passing cheaper gas costs on to millions of customers.


Mr Laidlaw’s salary was £873,000 – £23,000 up on 2006. He got a £753,000 bonus and other benefits worth £244,000.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/money/article975892.ece