Labour must act to stop energy price hikes
The Labour government is badly failing in its promise to lower energy bills, says Scottish Green co-leader Lorna Slater.
Ms Slater’s comments come as Ofgem has announced the energy price cap will rise by 6.4% this April, or £111 a year for an average household.
Ms Slater said:
“The fossil fuel giant executives are laughing their way to the bank and toasting eye watering profits, but households and families across our country are being plunged into poverty by a broken energy market.
“Scotland has renewable resources that any country would envy, but bill payers are not seeing the benefit of them.
“Labour promised to cut costs, but this is the third increase in a row since Keir Starmer took office. It simply isn't good enough. People want to know when they will stop being hit with one increase after another.
"We need radical and urgent reform of our energy markets and to break the link between global gas prices and electricity bills. Renewables have helped cut the cost of generating electricity, this should be reflected in household bills.
“The shift to clean, green renewable energy is crucial for our environment, and it is key to lowering bills and building a system that works for people and planet.”