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Energy firms 'faster switching'

Energy minister Ed Davey has set out new measures the government claims will give consumers more control, including making it possible to switch suppliers within 24 hours.

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Caroline Lucas: 'More support for community energy'

Former Green Party leader Caroline Lucas has criticised the Government's energy proposals, saying the odds are "totally rigged in favour of a handful of big companies."

If the Government were serious about breaking the stranglehold of the Big Six, it would be supporting locally-owned energy projects. It's quite shocking that the Energy Secretary's announcement contained no mention of community energy.

Support for community and co-operatively owned renewable schemes, where people benefit from generating their own power, is pathetically poor compared to the lavish subsidy the nuclear industry has just received.

– Caroline Lucas MP

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