Housing minister defends reforms in planning bill ahead of publication saying they are not aimed at farmers
Yesterday the government announced that, under measures in the planning and infrastructure bill, people living near new electricity pylons, or other new power infrastructure, could be given £250 a year off their energy bills.
In an interview with Times Radio this morning, Matthew Pennycook, the housing minister, said this discount scheme would mean overall bills for consumers being a bit higher than they otherwise would be. But he said it would just mean average bills going up by between 80p and £1.50 per year. He said:
[The discount scheme] will be put as an obligation on energy suppliers, and will be made up in the bills of households across the country. But we are talking extremely small amounts. We expect between 80p and £1.50 per year.
And over the long run, because we are deploying more renewable energy, more homegrown, clean energy, the cost of everyone’s bills will come down.
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