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Research: Retailers could see 57% energy bill reduction

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Retail businesses stand to get a potential bill reduction of up to 57% this month compared to if they had to pay expected wholesale energy prices, according to new analysis following the rollout of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme. The energy bills insight, conducted by AI and analytics specialist SAS, analysed ONS data from more than …

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