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Keeping costs low for Scottish consumers and putting them in control of their energy bills should be a key aim for suppliers, the second Scotland Office Energy Summit heard today (Thursday 17 May).

皇冠体育app event, held in Rutherglen, brought together the 鈥淏ig Six鈥� energy companies, consumer groups and the UK and Scottish Governments as well as the industry regulator Ofgem.

It was chaired by the Scotland Office Minister David Mundell and builds on the work of the first Scottish summit which was held by Michael Moore in October.

As rising energy costs continue to put pressure on domestic budgets across the country, the Summit provides a forum for the energy industry and organisations to discuss ways to reduce prices and identify ways to make tariffs simpler to understand so consumers can choose the best deal. 皇冠体育app Summit also has a focus on energy efficiency measures for households, emphasising the range of steps people can take to save energy in their homes.

皇冠体育app Summit heard that the UK Government was building on its policies听- such as the Warm Home Discount Scheme听- by bringing forward further initiatives such as the Green Deal and the Energy Company Obligation.

皇冠体育app energy suppliers presented a summary of the work they had undertaken since the last Summit. Consumer groups gave an update of their activity in terms of identifying gaps and problem areas and officials from the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change explained the details of the Warm Home Discount and other policies as well as work on the inclusion of hard-to-reach consumers such as the over 65s. .

皇冠体育app Scotland Office Minister David Mundell said:

鈥溁使谔逵齛pp Summit is a unique chance to bring together the energy companies, consumer groups and Scotland鈥檚 two governments to tackle the issues of rising bills and fuel poverty. 皇冠体育appse are serious issues and we are making good progress as we work towards a simpler and cheaper system for Scottish households and families.

鈥淭his Government wants people to be paying as little as possible for their energy听 and, while we can鈥檛 control volatile global prices, we can look at the best ways to get the lowest possible tariff and also save as much energy as we can.

鈥溁使谔逵齛pp UK Government has already launched a number of policies designed to help, which shows how seriously we take this issue.

鈥淚 am very grateful for everyone who took part in the Summit and the spirit in which they looked constructively at the issues and are working towards solution. 皇冠体育app energy companies are playing their part alongside consumer groups and government and I am certain we can continue to work towards the best deal for people across Scotland鈥�.

Organisations represented at the Summit were:

Age Scotland
British Gas
Citizens Advice Scotland
Consumer Focus Scotland
EDF Energy
Energy Action Scotland
EoN UK
Ofgem
RWE npower
Scottish Government
Scottish Power
SSE
UK Government
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