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Energy prices to remain ‘high and volatile’ as customer bad debt soars, MPs hear

Source: PA Wire

Energy prices will remain “high and volatile” over time, the head of the sector’s regulator has told MP, as it revealed so-called customer bad debt has soared by more than 50% over the past 12 months.

chief executive Jonathan Brearley told the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee that prices “are still significantly higher than they were before, and when we look further out our best estimate is that prices are going

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