The heat is on for fans of publicly owned energy companies
by Adam Vaughan from Environment | The Guardian on (#3X8SP)
The stranglehold of the big six and tough market conditions bode ill for Labour policy
Jeremy Corbyn and Nicola Sturgeon may be big fans, but the rise of publicly owned energy companies looks like it is faltering in the face of tough market conditions.
The movement was dealt a blow this month when a newly Lib Dem-controlled Portsmouth city council scrapped the former Conservative administration's plans for an energy firm.
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