British electricity bills £100 higher than French

British consumers are paying more than £100 a year extra for electricity than their French counterparts, one of the country's biggest energy firms has admitted. By Robert Winnett, Deputy Political Editor EDF Energy, which sells gas and electricity in both countries, blamed the disparity on the British government's failure to invest in new nuclear power stations. The comments were made in response to criticism from Ed Mayo, the Government's new consumer watchdog, who said that British households are having their "pockets picked" by foreign energy firms. However, in a statement, EDF Energy said: "As regards prices in France and the UK, the reason that French electricity bills are lower is nuclear power. "Customers in France benefit from low-carbon electricity which is 80 per cent generated by nuclear power plants. Most of the... [read full story]