Retailers cut energy use by 8% in three years, then war wiped out the savings
The UK’s largest retailers cut their energy use by 8% between 2022 and 2025, but the jump in prices since the Iran war began has wiped out those savings
Retail Week analysis of the mandatory energy and carbon disclosures of 80 top retailers shows that the energy saved was worth around £239m a year at pre-war prices. The price rises since the conflict started in late February would add around £314m a year to their bills if they kept consuming at the same rate.
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