Press release
More than four million households in debt to their energy supplier
5 April 2012
Commenting on research by U-Switch today which shows over four million households are in debt to their energy suppliers, Friends of the Earth's Energy Campaigner Paul Steedman said:
"It's scandalous that energy companies are raking in huge profits while millions of us can't afford our fuel bills - it's time to end the big energy rip-off.
"Our dependence on expensive imported gas is the reason our bills are rocketing - it's not surprising that 70 per cent of us want the energy companies to develop clean British energy from our wind, sun and sea.
"The Government must wake up to the fact that renewable energy and energy saving are our best hope for affordable fuel bills in future - developing them will kick-start economic growth and create thousands of extra jobs in Britain."
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Notes to editor
1. More than 30,000 people backed Friends of the Earth's Final Demand campaign for an end to the dominance of the Big Six energy firms and better support for clean British energy providers.
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Last modified: Apr 2012
