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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
August Graham

Energy supplier collapses likely to cost around £2.7bn, report finds

PA Wire

Household energy bills are likely to increase by around £2.7 billion to cover the costs of the 28 energy suppliers that have gone bust in the last year, it has emerged.

The National Audit Office (NAO) has said that, while the failures were caused by massive changes in the energy market, regulator Ofgem is also partly to blame.

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