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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Michael Hunter

Ofgem to hike energy price cap to help firms handle record bad debts

Londoners’ energy bills could go up by £16 per household this Spring if new proposals to help multi-billion pound firms cope with record levels of bad debt are approved.

Ofgem, the main industry watchdog, launched a consultation on its plans today, with the level of unpaid bills in the industry nearing £3 billion. It would use the price cap mechanism for the levy, starting in April.

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