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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent

Nationalised energy could save UK households up to £4,400, TUC says

A state-backed energy company could receive between £63bn and £122bn in revenues over the next two years, TUC predicts.
A state-backed energy company could receive between £63bn and £122bn in revenues over the next two years, TUC predicts. Photograph: True Images/Alamy

British households will each miss out on up to £4,400 over the next two years because the UK does not have a nationalised energy generation company, the Trades Union Congress has said.

The UK’s main trade union body is calling on the government to set up a “public energy champion” that could own low-carbon energy projects from wind and solar to tidal and nuclear power.

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