The government is considering temporarily nationalising failing energy companies to stop them collapsing from surging gas prices, ministers have indicated. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng is holding crisis talks with firms following a meeting with regulator Ofgem on Sunday....
But the cap puts pressure on consumers who are unable to pass on costs when wholesale costs rise, with four small energy companies having already folded and fears more could follow....
Regulator Ofgem has said it will
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2021-09-20 00:00:00.0