UK: Energy prices will rise, say experts

Problems at Britain’s nuclear power stations will put pressure on energy bills and increase the risk of blackouts during any winter cold snap, a leading market analysis group warned yesterday.
Wood Mackenzie said price rises were “inevitable”, given the significant reduction in Britain’s power output as a result of technical problems which led to reactors at Hunterston in Ayrshire and Hinkley in Somerset being shut down earlier this month.

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