THE government’s new proposal for a publicly-owned energy company could cut average household bills by £300 a year – a relief to the 19,642 households in Barnsley living in fuel poverty.
Plans for GB Energy – a new clean energy company – were presented at Wednesday’s King’s Speech.
A think-tank called Ember reported that this will save households £300 per year, a much needed change for the people of Barnsley after it was revealed that almost one fifth of all local households were being forced to choose whether to eat or heat their homes in 2022.
More than 20,000 households across Barnsley received a one-off payment to help with the cost of energy bills last year alone, a 14 per cent increase from the previous year.
However opponents have claimed that the investment presents too expensive a risk to the taxpayer, as it will be backed by £8.3bn of public money.
