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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Alex Lawson

Citizens Advice says Sizewell C costs should not be paid with energy bill hikes

A general view of Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station
Sizewell B, alongside which Sizewell C is proposed to be built. Estimates of the cost of Sizewell C vary wildy, from £20bn to £44bn. Photograph: Fiona Hanson/PA

Ministers have been urged by Citizens Advice to protect consumers from a hike in household energy bills to pay for the proposed Sizewell C power station, amid international tensions over the rising costs of nuclear projects.

The UK’s largest independent advice provider has raised concerns that the project in Suffolk may offer “poor value for money” and called for greater clarity on its funding, in a letter to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

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