Talking New Energy · 2026-07-28 · 23 min
In this episode, Sam Hollister speaks to Sam Peacock , Managing Director of Corporate Affairs at SSE plc , about why the UK needs to rethink how we measure the cost of energy. Rather than looking at electricity, gas and petrol separately, Sam argues that the transition to electrification means we should consider the total cost of energy across all three.
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