UK’s Energy Industry Divided in Battle for Free Electricity
Battle lines are being drawn as the government decides if it will split power pricing across regions.
High voltage electricity transmission towers next to Uniper SE’s Connah's Quay power station in Flint, North Wales.
Photographer: Joanne Coates/BloombergA proposal to divide up the UK power market and unleash free electricity in the windiest parts of the nation is turning into a bitter fight between its biggest energy companies.
Whether to keep Britain’s electricity system as one national market or break it into regions with different prices is one of the consequential decisions looming for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government. There are potential benefits for consumers but major downsides for green power companies. Britain needs to deliver its climate goals and the impact of redrawing the market run to tens of billions of pounds.