Shield poorer households from costs of clean energy plans, says Ofgem

As regulator for Great Britain launches review, it warns of upgrade of energy networks creating winners and losers'

Britain's clean energy future risks creating winners and losers" if lower-income households are not shielded from the costs added to energy bills to pay for it, the head of the energy regulator has said.

Jonathan Brearley, Ofgem's chief executive, said a systematic approach" to sharing the rising costs of the government's green power ambitions was needed to avoid poorer households facing soaring monthly payments.