Mr Platt’s quote in the Daily Telegraph 12/11/2013 says it all:
Reg Platt, senior research fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research think tank said: “EDF have in effect issued a threat to Government saying ‘cut back your policies or we’ll raise our prices further’.
“The policy they want to cut, ECO, provides households with insulation and efficient boilers to protect them against rising energy bills. David Cameron has said he wants to roll back so-called ‘ green levies’.”
ECO in a nutshell:
These are the measures we need to lower our CO2 emissions.
These measures are required if we are going to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.
This program is helping 2.7 million families who can’t afford to upgrade the energy efficiency of their homes.
This program helps the poor to get out of fuel poverty now.
These programs are not costing anything close to 9% of your Gas & Electric bill.