Ed Miliband insists the government will not split the UK’s energy market into regions if it causes bills to rise. Under the plan, different areas of the country would pay different rates for their electricity, based on local supply and demand. The energy secretary says, “my test on any change we make is will it cut bills and will it cut bills across the country”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00We're looking at all the options but it is absolute copper bottom nonsense as the
00:04Daily Telegraph is suggesting today that we've made a decision in favor of zonal
00:09pricing. My test of any change we make is will it cut bills and will it cut
00:14bills across the country. We've got to have fairness when it comes to energy
00:18pricing and we will ensure that happens. It's not going to go ahead if it means
00:21jacking up prices in one part of the country.