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title: "Suppliers Hit Out at Green Levies as UK Energy Bills Climb"
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# Suppliers Hit Out at Green Levies as UK Energy Bills Climb

**Published:** October 16, 2025
**Author:** sharetalk
**Categories:** B2B, Blogs, Energy
**Tags:** British Gas, Centrica, E.ON, Ed Miliband, EDF, electricity bill, Energy Secretary, green levies, grid expansion, net-zero, Octopus Energy, Ovo, parliamentary committee
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#### **Energy Giants Warn Green Levies Could Add £300 to Bills by 2030**

**Household energy bills** could rise by **hundreds of pounds this decade** due to soaring **green levies**, the UK’s largest gas and electricity suppliers have warned.

Senior executives from **Octopus Energy**, **Centrica** (owner of **British Gas**), **E.On**, **EDF**, and **Ovo** urged the Government to **urgently review the levies** that fund **net-zero initiatives**, warning they are becoming one of the **main drivers of higher consumer costs**.

Speaking before MPs on a **Parliamentary committee** on Wednesday, **Rachel Fletcher**, director of regulation at **Octopus Energy**, said that based on current trends, **green levies, grid expansion, and system operation costs** could add **around £300** to a typical household’s **electricity bill by 2030**.

She said this meant that **even if wholesale electricity prices were halved**, bills would still **rise by about £150 overall** once policy and infrastructure costs were included.

The comments represent a setback for **Energy Secretary Ed Miliband**, who has pledged to **cut household bills by £300 by the end of the decade**, placing **green energy investment** at the centre of his strategy.

Just hours before industry leaders gave evidence, **Mr Miliband** had blamed **high gas prices** for the UK’s elevated electricity costs. However, energy executives warned that **net-zero funding charges** are becoming so burdensome that they risk **offsetting any benefit from lower fuel prices**.

Industry leaders said without reform, consumers could face **persistently high bills**, even as wholesale markets stabilise, underscoring the **growing tension between energy affordability and the Government’s climate commitments**.

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