Government intervention has led to higher energy bills, claims Lords report

Committee urges new energy commission that would prioritise low energy bills and security rather than low carbon emissions

Ministers should establish a new energy commission to spur on construction of power stations because successive governments have failed to encourage enough fresh power capacity in the UK, according to a House of Lords report.

Subsidy-backed growth in renewable energy projects, such as windfarms, has deterred the construction of new conventional power plants, the economic affairs committee claimed.